First of all, interpret today.
1, now; Modern (as opposed to ancient).
2. Current (year, day and its part).
3. Demonstrative pronouns. This; Here you are.
4. Last name.
Second, the source of Chinese characters
"Jin" is the initial character of "Han": above the character is an inverted "mouth"; The lower bar indicates the oral contents. During the Warring States Period, the inscription of Sun Yat-sen Mausoleum wrote "Gold" as proof. Later, the original meaning no longer exists, and "It is also a time" (Shuowen) was borrowed.
Third, word formation
Ancient and modern, today, this year, today, tonight and so on.
Four. Evolution of glyphs (as shown)
Extended data:
A, ancient and modern [g ǔ j and n]?
Ancient and modern times
Second, today [j and n ti ā n]?
1, the day you spoke.
2. Now; At present.
Third, this year [j Ρ n niá n]?
Time words. The year I spoke.
Fourth, now [é rj and n]?
Now; Now
Verb (abbreviation of verb) is now [rújιn]?
"Now" can mean a long time or a short time. "Now" can only mean a long time.