xiàn

appear

Etymologically related to (to see). Originally these two characters were written the same, then the 𤣩 component was added to distinguish them.

Components
𤣩 distinguishing component

𤣩  Distinguishing component

  

jade

Distinguishes from .

見 sound,meaning component

  Sound Meaning component

jiànxiàn

  

see

Definitions

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xiàn

appear, manifest, become visible; to appear; present; now; existing; current

Most common words with 現
Freq.
Word
Meaning

现在

now

发现

to find

出现

to appear

表现

to show

现场

(on) the spot