懂中文 Dong Chinese

現

xiàn

appear

Etymologically related to 見 (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

yù

  

jade

Distinguishes 現 from 見.

見 sound,meaning component

見  Sound Meaning component

jiàn, xiàn

  

see

Definitions

现 (現) 

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