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How to write 今天

Chinesejīntiāntoday2 characters · 8 strokes

Same in 简体 simplified and 繁體 traditional

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今天 (jīntiān) means “today”. It is written with 2 characters and 8 strokes: 今 (jīn, now, today) and 天 (tiān, sky, day). It is written the same way in simplified and traditional Chinese.

Write the characters left to right. Within each, the red stroke is the next one and the dot shows where it starts.

1. 今 jīn · now, today · 4 strokes

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2. 天 tiān · sky, day · 4 strokes

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