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显得

xiǎnde

to seem; to look

A person beside a mirror
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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

得 dé

Strokes
11
Radical
彳 — to step with the left foot
How it's built
Ideograph — the meaning is built from its parts
More about the character 得

Example phrases

  • 她显得很累。 Tā xiǎnde hěn lèi. She looks very tired.
  • 房间显得大。 Fángjiān xiǎnde dà. The room seems big.
  • 他显得高兴。 Tā xiǎnde gāoxìng. He seems happy.

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