今天
Meaning
- today
- the present time; now
Example sentence
今天很热。
It is very hot today.
Characters in 今天
- 今 jīn now, the present; today
- 天 tiān day
今 present plus 天 day. 天 is the spoken word for day where 日 is the written one, which is why it is 今天 but 生日.