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显赫

xiǎnhè

illustrious; prestigious; prominent

A distinguished figure on stairs admired by a small crowd
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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

赫 hè

Strokes
14
Radical
赤 — red, scarlet
Made of
赤 red, scarlet 赤 red, scarlet
How it's built
Ideograph — the meaning is built from its parts
More about the character 赫

Example phrases

  • 他出身显赫,却刻意避开家族光环,靠自己的研究成果立足。 Tā chūshēn xiǎnhè, què kèyì bìkāi jiāzú guānghuán, kào zìjǐ de yánjiū chéngguǒ lìzú. He came from an illustrious background, yet deliberately avoided his family halo and established himself through his own research achievements.
  • 这位老教授成就显赫,学生们都很敬佩他。 Zhè wèi lǎo jiàoshòu chéngjiù xiǎnhè, xuéshēngmen dōu hěn jìngpèi tā. This old professor has illustrious achievements, and his students all deeply respect him.
  • 老同学如今家世显赫,住在一座漂亮的宅子里。 Lǎo tóngxué rújīn jiāshì xiǎnhè, zhù zài yí zuò piàoliang de zháizi lǐ. Our old classmate now comes from a prominent family and lives in a beautiful mansion.

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