• 177th most frequent character
  • Adds ~0.12% to your reading coverage
  • 2 dictionary entries
  • Appears in 212 words
  • Component in 4 characters

Decomposition

1Once
2Radical
N/AN/AN/ANo glyph available
3Graphical

Pinyin & Meaning

1. biǎo (biao3)exterior surface • family relationship via females • to show (one's opinion) • a model • a table (listing information) • a form • a meter (measuring sth)
2. biǎo (biao3)wrist or pocket watch

Pronunciation Clues

There are no phonetic clues for this character.

Appears In

also appears in:

Example Words

Common

代表 
发表 (發表)
表情 
表态 (表態)
表演 
表现 (表現)
表示 
表达 (表達)

Uncommon

外表 
手表 (手錶)
表哥 
表妹 
表姐 
表弟 
表扬 (表揚)
表明 
表白 
表皮 
表面 

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  • 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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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.