今 jīn modern; now; today
Made up of [人 rén person radical 9]Used as component 今 in :念 niàn
Similar looking characters : 令 lìng (to order)
Made with 4 strokes.
The person radical on top combined with simplified 'hand' below may suggest a contact with another person - immediacy
Ancient small seal form 
Related characters
Also uses 人 rén component: 茶 chá (tea) 从 cóng (from) 曷 hé (why) 会 huì (can) 久 jiǔ (long time) 令 lìng (to order) 舍 shè (residence) 食 shí (eat) 以 yǐ (to use) 众 zhòng (many) 座 zuò (seat) 坐 zuò (sit)
Sounds same
津 jīn (ferry crossing) 金 jīn (metal) 斤 jīn (axe) 巾 jīn (scarf) 钅 jīn (metal)Different tone
近 jìn (near) 晋 jìn 进 jìn (to advance) 禁 jìn (to prohibit)Proverbs
古为今用 gǔ wéi jīn yòng Learning from history. Applying past history to the current situation今非昔比 jīn fēi xī bǐ The past is not always a good predictor of the future. Things change
今日事,今日毕 jīn rì shì, jīn rì bì Finish the current job before starting something new
今朝有酒今朝醉 jīn zhāo yǒu jiǔ jīn zhāo zuì Take advantage of good fortune while it is around
Phrases
今 天 jīn tiān Today今 年 jīn nián This year