Radical 12 · 9 strokes

(literary) this

HSK 7 (3.0)3 meanings#5155
MEANING3 meanings

MEANING

  1. pronoun

    (literary) this

    这个;现在zhège;xiànzài

    • This matter is of great importance.

  2. adverb

    (literary) now

    现在;这次;此刻xiànzài、zhè cì、cǐ kè

    • This matter is of great importance.

  3. noun

    (literary) year

    今年;现在的时间或地方jīnnián; xiànzài de shíjiān huò dìfang

    • This year is the Year of the Dragon.

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CHARACTER ANALYSIS

Two fine threads split in two suggest the meaning 'this, here' as the starting point of everything.

(top-middle-bottom)
(left-right)

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