显

顯
xiǎn
#469 most
frequent character
show, appear, obvious, noticeable
verb
adjective

Character breakdown

Source: Make Me a Hanzi.

显 pairs 日 sun with a part that once meant 'bright', so it first described brightness and clear sight. 业 is a cursive reshaping of that older part. The sense grew to 'clear', 'to make clear', and 'obvious'. In Simplified Chinese it stands for 顯.

Drawn as: sun with brightness

显 as a component in other characters

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湿

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Example Sentences

他的表现非常显著。
tāde biǎoxiàn fēicháng xiǎnzhù 。
His performance is very remarkable.
天气渐渐显得阴沉起来了。
tiānqì jiànjiàn xiǎnde yīnchén qǐlái le 。
The weather gradually appears to be gloomy.
这个问题很显然。
zhègè wèntí hěn xiǎnrán 。
This problem is very obvious.

Words with similar meanings

明显míngxiǎn
obvious
More common in everyday language, emphasizes clarity.
突出tūchū
prominent
Indicates something that stands out significantly.

Homophones

险xiǎn
danger, risk, danger, dangerous
鲜xiǎn
few, rare

Words Starting With 显

显得xiǎn de
to seem; to look; to appear
显然xiǎn rán
clear; evident; obvious(ly)
显示xiǎn shì
to show; to illustrate; to display; to demonstrate
显著xiǎn zhù
outstanding; notable; remarkable

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