• 469th most frequent character
  • Adds ~0.05% to your reading coverage
  • 1 dictionary entry
  • Appears in 80 words
  • Component in 2 characters

Decomposition

1Once
2Radical
3Graphical

Pinyin & Meaning

1. xiǎn (xian3)prominent • conspicuous • Greek stem: phanero-

Pronunciation Clues

1. Pronunciation clue for xiǎn (xian3)The component is pronounced as 'xx5' (xx5). It has the same pinyin initial.

Appears In

also appears in:

Example Words

Common

明显 (明顯)
显得 (顯得)
显示 (顯示)

Uncommon

凸显 (凸顯)
彰显 (彰顯)
突显 (突顯)
显出 (顯出)
显卡 (顯卡)
显性 (顯性)
显摆 (顯擺)
显然 (顯然)
显现 (顯現)
显眼 (顯眼)
显示器 (顯示器)
显示屏 (顯示屏)
显老 (顯老)
显著 (顯著)
显赫 (顯赫)
显露 (顯露)

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Decomposition Levels:
Level 1 - Once: Only divided once. So only two components.
Level 2 - Radical: Radical Decomposition. The character gets decomposed into its lowest radical components. For the complete list visit the Radical wikipedia page.
Level 3 - Graphical: Graphical Decomposition. Shows all the strokes & lowest level of components that make up the character.
If you see questions marks or too many "block" characters, especially when it comes to level 3 decomposition you might need the correct font.