现在 xiànzài now

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Traditional: 現在

Stroke order

现在 is written in 14 strokes across 2 characters.

现在 — the Chinese character for now (xiànzài), stroke diagram — Stroke diagram for 现在 — now

现 — 8 strokes
在 — 6 strokes

Characters in 现在

现 xiàn — to appear; present; now
在 zài — to exist; to be alive; (of sb or sth) to be (located) at; (used before a verb to indicate an action in progress)

Character meanings from CC-CEDICT (CC BY-SA 4.0).

Example sentences

现在下雨。Xiànzài xià yǔ.It is raining now.
现在几点了Xiànzài jǐ diǎn le?What time is it now?

Related words

现在 is pronounced xiànzài and means “now”.

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