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xiǎn

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xiǎn Meaning

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Pīnyīn Pronunciation
xiǎn | xian3
English translation
clear, evident; prominent; to show

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About xiǎn

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Number of strokes

23

Traditional form

xiǎn

Contains the radical

Part of speech

Status morpheme / 状态语素 Zhuàngtài yǔsù

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Etymology of xiǎn

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Type

pictophonetic

Positional decomposition

㬎頁

Semantic compound

Phonetic compound

xiǎn

Explanation

Phonosemantic compound. represents the meaning and represents the sound. Simplified form of xiǎn .

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Words with xiǎn

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FrequencySimplifiedMeaningTraditional
明显 míngxiǎn clear明顯
显示 xiǎnshì to show顯示
显然 xiǎnrán clear顯然
显得 xiǎnde to seem顯得
xiǎn to reveal xiǎn
显著 xiǎnzhù outstanding顯著
显现 xiǎn xiàn appearance顯現
显而易见 xiǎn ér yì jiàn clearly顯而易見
显示器 xiǎn shì qì monitor (computer)顯示器
显眼 xiǎn yǎn conspicuous顯眼
显露 xiǎn lù to reveal顯露
显微镜 xiǎn wēi jìng microscope顯微鏡
显示屏 xiǎn shì píng display screen顯示屏
显出 xiǎn chū to express顯出
显赫 xiǎn hè illustrious顯赫
彰显 zhāng xiǎn to manifest彰顯
显效 xiǎn xiào to show an effect顯效
突显 tū xiǎn conspicuous突顯
大显身手 dà xiǎn shēn shǒu (idiom) fully displaying one's capabilities大顯身手
显性 xiǎn xìng visible顯性
显影 xiǎn yǐng (photographic processing) to develop顯影
浅显 qiǎn xiǎn plain淺顯
显贵 xiǎn guì dignitary顯貴
凸显 tū xiǎn to present clearly凸顯

xiǎn Decomposition & Compounds

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