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明显

míngxiǎn

obvious

One apple standing out
Memory picture

Characters in this word

明 míng

Strokes
8
Radical
日 — sun
Made of
日 sun 月 moon
How it's built
Ideograph — the meaning is built from its parts
More about the character 明

显 xiǎn

Strokes
9
Radical
日 — sun
Made of
日 sun 业 business, profession
How it's built
Phono-semantic — one part hints at the meaning, another at the sound

Example phrases

  • 变化很明显。 Biànhuà hěn míngxiǎn. The change is very obvious.
  • 他明显累了。 Tā míngxiǎn lèi le. He is clearly tired.
  • 这很明显。 Zhè hěn míngxiǎn. This is obvious.

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