Ideographic: A mouth 亼 talking about thingsRadical:

meaning for jīn:

  • - now
  • - the present time
  • - current
  • - contemporary
  • - this (day, year etc)today
  • - at the present
  • - nowthis yearnowadays
  • - nowhereafter
  • - henceforth
  • - in the future
  • - from now onso far
  • - to this day
  • - until now