现

現
xiàn
#70 most
frequent character
to appear, present, now, existing

Character breakdown

Source: Make Me a Hanzi.

现 puts 𤣩 beside 见 jiàn, which means 'to see' and supplies the sound. 𤣩 was added only to mark it as separate from 见. The first meaning was 'to appear', which grew to 'present, current' and 'cash'.

Drawn as: sight

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Homophones

HSK 5
县xiàn
county, PRC administrative division below prefecture 地區|地区[di4 qu4]
线xiàn
thread, string, wire, line, route
献xiàn
offer, present, dedicate, donate
见xiàn
to appear, also written 現|现[xian4]
限xiàn
to limit, to restrict, (bound form) limit

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