Meaning
prominent; conspicuous
Chinese: 显露、明显。
Hear the Four Tones
The same syllable “xian” becomes a different word in each tone. 显 is the 3rd tone. Tap any tone to hear a native voice and see its pitch shape.
Stroke Order
Tap Animate to watch the strokes in order, or Practice to trace it yourself.
Common Words
- 明显míng xiǎnclear; distinct; obvious
- 显示xiǎn shìto show; to illustrate; to display; to demonstrate
- 显然xiǎn ránclearly; evidently; obviously
- 显得xiǎn deto seem; to look; to appear
- 显著xiǎn zhùoutstanding; notable; remarkable; statistically significant
Example Sentence
他今天显得特别高兴。Tā jīn tiān xiǎn de tè bié gāo xìng.He looks especially happy today.
他Tāhe今天jīn tiāntoday显得xiǎn deto seem特别tè biéunusual高兴gāo xìnghappy。
Go deeper
Where this character comes from
Simplified from 顯. It means ‘to show, display, make visible; to appear, seem; obvious, evident, notable; illustrious’ (显示, 明显, 显得).
A way to remember it
‘To show / obvious’: 显示 (display), 明显 (obvious).