The Chinese Radical: 今


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Meaning
now    今

Explanation

Used in these characters:
今
JLPT HSK 1
now, today, present, current, this
jīn
今 人
Top: cover , bottom: corner フ
Put the cover into the corner! Now!  
琴
JLPT HSK 4
musical instrument with strings in general
qín
今
Top: Two pegs 王 for tensioning the strings of a string instrument, bottom: now 今 (Here: image of the body of the instrument)
Tensionable strings stand now for string instruments.  
念
JLPT HSK 5
remembrance, thoughts, study, to read aloud
niàn
今 心
Top: now 今 (Put the cover into the corner フ Now!), bottom: heart 心
What now is in the heart are remembrances.  
含
JLPT HSK 5
to contain (in the mouth), to suck
hán
今 口
Top: now 今 (Put the cover into the corner フ Now!), bottom: mouth 口
Now the mouth contains it.  
贪
JLPT HSK 6
greedy, avaricious, corrupt, have desire for
tān
今 贝
Top: now 今 (Put the cover into the corner フ Now!), bottom: money贝/貝
Who now wants all the money, is: greedy.  
吟
JLPT HSK 6
recite, to moan, to hum
yín
口 今
Left: mouth 口, right: now 今 (Put the cover into the corner フ Now!)
The mouth will now start reciting.  
岑
JLPT no HSK
steep, precipitous, a small hill
cén
山 今
Top: mountain 山, bottom: now 今 (Put the cover into the corner フ Now!)
(Step by step you get up:) The mountain now is small and steep.  
捻
JLPT no HSK
twirl (in the fingers)
niǎn
扌 今 心 丩
Left: hand 扌, right: remembrance 念 (now 今 with the heart 心 to remember)
The hand remembers how to twirl.  
矜
JLPT no HSK
boast, esteem, sympathize
jīn
矛 今
Left: spear, lance 矛, right: now 今 (Put the cover into the corner フ Now!)
The lance has now (pierced), that's how he: boasted.  
黔
JLPT no HSK
abbr. for Guizhou province
qián
黑 今
Left: black 黑 (The underside of the cooking pot 里 is stained by fire 灬 black.), right: now 今 (Put the cover into the corner フ Now!)
Where the black is now: in the Guizhou province.  

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