显(xiǎn)

HSK 39 strokesTrad. 顯

to make visible

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Character information

Pinyin
xiǎn
Meaning
to make visible; to reveal; prominent; conspicuous; (prefix) phanero-
Strokes
9
HSK level
HSK 3
Traditional
顯

Origin & structure

Where 显 comes from and how its parts fit together.

Phonetic-semantic compound⿱日业

In this compound, the meaning comes from 日 (sun); 业 supplies the sound.

One part carries the meaning, the other suggests the sound.

Made of

日rì业yè

Parts are arranged top to bottom.

Traditional form 顯: head

How to write 显 step by step

9 strokes — each frame adds one stroke, shown in dark ink over the lighter ones.

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Words with 显

Common words using 显 — tap any character to open its stroke-order page.

míng明xiǎn显
HSK 3

clear

Open 明显 page →
xiǎn显de得
HSK 3

to seem

Open 显得 page →
xiǎn显rán然
HSK 3

clearly; evidently; obviously

Open 显然 page →
xiǎn显shì示
HSK 3

to show

Open 显示 page →
xiǎn显zhù著
HSK 4

outstanding

Open 显著 page →
xiǎn显chū出
HSK 6

to express

Open 显出 page →
tū凸xiǎn显
HSK 7-9

to present clearly; to give prominence to; to magnify; clear and obvious

Open 凸显 page →
xiǎn显xiàn现
HSK 7-9

appearance

Open 显现 page →

Related characters

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From 显’s common words

明得然示著出凸现

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