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显示

xiǎnshì

to show; to display

HSK 3 · Topic “Speech and writing”
A person showing a flower picture
Memory picture

Characters in this word

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

示 shì

Strokes
5
Radical
示 — altar
How it's built
Pictograph — a drawing of the thing
More about the character 示

Example phrases

  • 屏幕显示时间。 Píngmù xiǎnshì shíjiān. The screen shows the time.
  • 地图显示路线。 Dìtú xiǎnshì lùxiàn. The map shows the route.
  • 手机显示没电。 Shǒujī xiǎnshì méi diàn. The phone shows no battery.

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