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2.

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3.

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4.

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5.

How to Use 显

Display or Manifest

Words that describe something being shown or revealed.

显示 • xiǎn shì • display; demonstrate; exhibit • HSK 5

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6.

HSK Vocabulary: 显

显得 • xiǎn de • look; seem; appear

HSK 5

xiǎn显

de

7.

Example Sentences

tā他

de的

jiā家

zú族

hěn很

xiǎn显

hè

Information

Pinyinxiǎn

Meaningto show, to manifest, to appear

Strokes9

Radical日

Traditional顯

StructureTop-Bottom

Frequency#1286

Zhuyinㄒㄧㄢˇ

UnicodeU+663E

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Silk threads (丝) in the sun (日) become visible — to show or appear clearly.

xiǎn显

shì示

display; demonstrate; exhibit

显现 • xiǎn xiàn • To appear / to emerge / to manifest • HSK 3.0 · L7-9

HSK 3.0 · L7-9

xiǎn显

xiàn现

To appear / to emerge / to manifest

显露 • xiǎn lù • reveal • HSK 3.0 · L7-9

HSK 3.0 · L7-9

xiǎn显

lù露

reveal

Clear or Obvious

Words that describe something being evident or conspicuous.

明显 • míng xiǎn • clear; obvious; evident • HSK 5

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míng明

xiǎn显

clear; obvious; evident

显然 • xiǎn rán • obvious; evident; clear • HSK 5

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xiǎn显

rán然

obvious; evident; clear

显著 • xiǎn zhù • notable; striking; remarkable • HSK 6

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xiǎn显

zhù著

notable; striking; remarkable

得

look; seem; appear

凸显 • tū xiǎn • Highlight

HSK 3.0 · L7-9

tū凸

xiǎn显

Highlight

显性 • xiǎn xìng • dominant

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xiǎn显

xìng性

dominant

显眼 • xiǎn yǎn • Conspicuous / eye-catching

HSK 3.0 · L7-9

xiǎn显

yǎn眼

Conspicuous / eye-catching

显赫 • xiǎn hè • Prominent / illustrious

HSK 3.0 · L7-9

xiǎn显

hè赫

Prominent / illustrious

浅显 • qiǎn xiǎn • simple

HSK 3.0 · L7-9

qiǎn浅

xiǎn显

simple

赫

。

His family is very prominent.

tā他

de的

cái才

huá华

zài在

bǐ比

sài赛

zhōng中

xiǎn显

le了

chū出

lái来

。

His talent showed itself during the competition.

píng屏

mù幕

xiǎn显

shì示

le了

zhòng重

yào要

xìn信

xī息

。

The screen displays important information

jù据

shuō说

zhè这

zuò座

miào庙

lǐ里

de的

shén神

hěn很

xiǎn显

líng灵

。

It is said that the god in this temple is very efficacious.

zhè这

ge个

wèn问

tí题

de的

dá答

àn案

hěn很

míng明

xiǎn显

。

The answer to this question is obvious

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HSK (3.0) Level 6

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胸xiōngchest; bosom; thorax
淹yānto submerge, flood, or drown
严yánstrict, tight, rigorous
仰yǎngto look up, to face upward
痒yǎngitch; tickle
样yàngshape, form, appearance, pattern

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Characters pronounced "xian".

舷xiánthe sides of a boat, bulwarks; a gunwale
娴xiánelegant, refined; skillful
涎xiánsaliva
腺xiàngland
锨xiānshovel
铣xiǎnmill

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Characters with radical "日".

曼mànlong, extended, vast; beautiful
暇xiáleisure, relaxation, spare time
昃zèto decline (of the sun); sunset
曜yàoglorious, as sun; daylight, sunlight; one of the seven planets of pre-modern astronomy (the sun, the moon, Mercury, Venus, Mars, Jupiter, and Saturn)
晦huìdark; obscure; unlucky
时shítime; season; period

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