今

jin

now, current, modern, today

assemble [ji] + to be broken [symbol]

亼 (lid) "containing" the present; ㇇ (descending stroke) "flow of time" arrested momentarily, leaving just a small stroke like a dot - the 'now'

含

han

to contain

to hold (in the mouth)

broken mouth/now (jin) + mouth (kou)

a mouth (口) holding the present moment "NOW" (今) — words, objects, or feelings kept inside.

念

nian

to think of, to miss

to read aloud/recite

thought, idea

confused language/now (jin) + heart (xin)

 heart (心) & mind grasping the present moment (今), thoughts crystallized and recited now   

云

yun

cloud; to say

a simplified drawing of wispy thin cloud that could say will it be rain or not

会

hui

to meet; meeting, gathering

can/able to (learned skill)

accounting

assemble [ji] + say/cloud (yun)

wispy clouds inspired people's gathering to see who is able to fly above the clouds