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现实

xiànshí

reality

A person touching a stone
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Characters in this word

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

  • 现实很重要。 Xiànshí hěn zhòngyào. Reality matters a lot.
  • 这是现实问题。 Zhè shì xiànshí wèntí. This is a practical problem.
  • 我们面对现实。 Wǒmen miànduì xiànshí. We face reality.

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