现 xiàn
- Strokes
- 8
- Radical
- 王 — king, ruler
- How it's built
- Ideograph — the meaning is built from its parts
现代
xiàndài
modern
Characters in this word
代 dài
- Strokes
- 5
- Radical
- 亻 — man, person
- Made of
- 亻 man, person 弋 to catch, to arrest
- How it's built
- Ideograph — the meaning is built from its parts
Example phrases
- 现代生活很方便。 Xiàndài shēnghuó hěn fāngbiàn. Modern life is very convenient.
- 我喜欢现代音乐。 Wǒ xǐhuan xiàndài yīnyuè. I like modern music.
- 这是现代城市。 Zhè shì xiàndài chéngshì. This is a modern city.
Related words
- 现在 xiànzài now
- 出现 chūxiàn to appear
- 发现 fāxiàn to discover; to find
- 实现 shíxiàn to make real; to achieve
- 表现 biǎoxiàn to perform; to show how one does
- 体现 tǐxiàn to show; to embody
- 现场 xiànchǎng the scene; the site
- 现金 xiànjīn cash
- 现实 xiànshí reality
- 现象 xiànxiàng phenomenon
- 现有 xiànyǒu existing; currently available
- 现状 xiànzhuàng current situation