今年。

The character '今' (jīn) is an ideogrammic compound. Its earliest forms, found in oracle bone and bronze inscriptions, depict a roof or cover (人, an inverted form of the modern '宀' or '亼' which represents a roof/cover, or even a 'tent' like structure) over an individual (representing the sound '今', jīn, meaning 'now'). This combination visually represented the idea of 'the present time' or 'now', as in 'under this roof' or 'at this very moment'. Over time, the graphic evolved, but the core meaning of 'present' or 'current' remained. It is often used in combination with other characters to specify periods, such as '今天' (jīntiān, today), '今年' (jīnnián, this year), '今晚' (jīnwǎn, tonight), etc. The association with 'now' or 'current' is deeply embedded in its linguistic and semantic history.