Sinograph Addenda · Signs
now
| Name | now |
|---|---|
| Reads | jīn |
| Means | now, the present |
| Taught in | 08 · Already, and at last |
Where it comes from
The old picture is honestly disputed — a cover over something held, an inverted mouth about to speak. The word never wavered: now, the present, this very day; the classics pair it against antiquity — the now and the of-old. Taught in the already chapter.
How to remember it
A lid pressed on the moment before it slips away: now.
In the wild
urn:nabu:kanripo:KR5c0057:014:1a · license: attribution.