1. 現
  2. 在

現

Previous (同)Next (当)
  • 70th most frequent character
  • Adds <0.01% to your reading coverage
  • 1 dictionary entry
  • Appears in 131 words
  • Component in 0 characters

Decomposition

1Once
現→
王見
2Radical
現→
王jade見see
3Graphical
現→
一一丨一口二丿乚

Pinyin & Meaning

1. xiàn (xian4)to appear • present • now • existing • current

Pronunciation Clues

1. Pronunciation clue for 現 xiàn (xian4)The component 見 is pronounced as 'xiàn' (xian4). It has the exact same pronunciation as the character.
2. Pronunciation clue for 現 xiàn (xian4)The component 見 is pronounced as 'jiàn' (jian4). It has the same pinyin final.

Example Words

Common

出现 (出現)
现在 (現在)
发现 (發現)

Uncommon

呈现 (呈現)
实现 (實現)
展现 (展現)
现代 (現代)
现场 (現場)
现实 (現實)
现状 (現狀)
现象 (現象)
现货 (現貨)
现身 (現身)
现金 (現金)
表现 (表現)
重现 (重現)
惊现 (驚現)
体现 (體現)

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在

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Previous (了)Next (人)
  • 6th most frequent character
  • Adds ~1.04% to your reading coverage
  • 1 dictionary entry
  • Appears in 161 words
  • Component in 1 character

Decomposition

1Once
在→
𠂇No glyph available
2Radical
在→
𠂇left hand亻human土earth
3Graphical
在→
𠂇㇒丨一丨一

Pinyin & Meaning

1. zài (zai4)(located) at • (to be) in • to exist • in the middle of doing sth • (indicating an action in progress)

Pronunciation Clues

There are no phonetic clues for this character.

Appears In

在 also appears in:
茬

Example Words

Common

在一起 
正在 
现在 (現在)

Uncommon

内在 (內在)
在乎 
在意 
在于 (在於)
在线 (在線)
好在 
存在 
实在 (實在)
所在 
自在 

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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.
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