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显现

xiǎnxiàn

to emerge; to appear; to manifest

Mist over a lake clears to reveal mountain peaks
Memory picture

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

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

  • 随着样本数量增加,原本模糊的趋势开始显现。 Suízhe yàngběn shùliàng zēngjiā, yuánběn móhu de qūshì kāishǐ xiǎnxiàn. As the sample size increased, the previously vague trend began to emerge.
  • 湖面上的雾散了,远山的轮廓慢慢显现。 Húmiàn shàng de wù sàn le, yuǎnshān de lúnkuò mànmàn xiǎnxiàn. The mist over the lake dispersed, and the outlines of the distant mountains slowly emerged.
  • 夜空中渐渐显现出一颗明亮的星。 Yèkōng zhōng jiànjiàn xiǎnxiàn chū yī kē míngliàng de xīng. A bright star gradually appeared in the night sky.

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