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出现

chūxiàn

to appear

A cat emerging from a curtain
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Characters in this word

出 chū

Strokes
5
Radical
凵 — container
Made of
屮 sprout 凵 container
How it's built
Ideograph — the meaning is built from its parts

现 xiàn

Strokes
8
Radical
王 — king, ruler
Made of
王 king, ruler 见 to see, to observe, to meet, to appear
How it's built
Ideograph — the meaning is built from its parts
More about the character 现

Example phrases

  • 太阳出现了。 Tàiyáng chūxiàn le. The sun appeared.
  • 他突然出现。 Tā tūrán chūxiàn. He suddenly appears.
  • 问题出现了。 Wèntí chūxiàn le. A problem appeared.

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