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

Decomposition

1Once
2Radical
3Graphical
丿

Pinyin & Meaning

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

Pronunciation Clues

1. Pronunciation clue for xiàn (xian4)The component is pronounced as 'xiàn' (xian4). It has the exact same pronunciation as the character.
2. Pronunciation clue for xiàn (xian4)The component 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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  • 300th most frequent character
  • Adds ~0.07% to your reading coverage
  • 1 dictionary entry
  • Appears in 109 words
  • Component in 5 characters

Decomposition

1Once
No glyph available
2Radical
knifemouthlinewrapNo glyph availableNo glyph available
3Graphical

Pinyin & Meaning

1. xiàng (xiang4)elephant • CL:隻|只[zhi1] • shape • form • appearance • to imitate

Pronunciation Clues

There are no phonetic clues for this character.

Appears In

also appears in:

Example Words

Common

印象 
对象 (對象)
形象 
想象 
气象 (氣象)
现象 (現象)

Uncommon

假象 
印象深刻 
大象 
好象 
想象力 
抽象 
景象 
气象台 (氣象台)
万象 (萬象)
表象 
象征 (象徵)
象棋 
迹象 (跡象)

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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.