而今 érjīn now Definitions Defs Origin Strokes Stroke Words Sentences Sents 而 ér conjunctionparticle [suffix] (bound form) Suffix used to form certain conjunctions or adverbs, such as in 然而 rán'ér or 因而 yīn'ér.今 jīn noun the present (bound form) now; the present; this (day, year, etc.)