显性
xiǎnxìng
explicit; overt; dominant
Characters in this word
性 xìng
- Strokes
- 8
- Radical
- 忄 — heart
- Made of
- 忄 heart 生 life, lifetime
- How it's built
- Phono-semantic — one part hints at the meaning, another at the sound
Example phrases
- 这种遗传病只有在显性基因存在时才会表现出来。 Zhè zhǒng yíchuánbìng zhǐyǒu zài xiǎnxìng jīyīn cúnzài shí cái huì biǎoxiàn chūlái. This hereditary disease only manifests when a dominant gene is present.
- 有些影响是显性的，有些则藏在细节里。 Yǒuxiē yǐngxiǎng shì xiǎnxìng de, yǒuxiē zé cáng zài xìjié lǐ. Some influences are overt, while others are hidden in the details.
- 会议上，大家只谈了显性的问题。 Huìyì shàng, dàjiā zhǐ tán le xiǎnxìng de wèntí. At the meeting, everyone only discussed the overt problems.
Related words
- 明显 míngxiǎn obvious
- 显得 xiǎnde to seem; to look
- 显然 xiǎnrán obviously
- 显示 xiǎnshì to show; to display
- 显著 xiǎnzhù obvious; noticeable
- 显 xiǎn to appear; to show
- 浅显 qiǎnxiǎn simple and clear; easy to understand
- 凸显 tūxiǎn highlight; make prominent
- 显而易见 xiǎn'éryìjiàn obvious; clearly evident
- 显赫 xiǎnhè illustrious; prestigious; prominent
- 显露 xiǎnlù to reveal; to show; to expose
- 显示器 xiǎnshìqì monitor; display screen