显
xiǎn HSK3

evident, make visible, clear

  • edit character approved 显 — "simplify explanation" by Peter Olson
    Hint
    Depicts the head of a person (頁) looking carefully at small threads (絲) which are made visible by the sun (日). Simplified form of 顯. → Phonosemantic compound. 日 represents the meaning and 𢇁 represents the sound. Simplified form of 顯.
    Components
    • 日 Meaning
      • type: iconic → meaning
    • 业 Simplified
      • hint: Shorthand for the 絲 component in the traditional character 顯. → Shorthand for the phonetic 𢇁 component in the traditional character 㬎.
    • - 頁 Deleted

    Changed: hint, components

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  • edit character approved 显 — "verify" by Peter Olson
    Hint
    Phonosemantic compound. 日 represents the meaning and 𢇁 represents the sound. Simplified form of 顯. → Depicts the head of a person (頁) looking carefully at small threads (絲) which are made visible by the sun (日). Simplified form of 顯.
    Components
    • 日 Iconic
      • type: meaning → iconic
    • 业 Simplified
      • hint: Shorthand for the phonetic 𢇁 component in the traditional character 㬎. → Shorthand for the 絲 component in the traditional character 顯.
    • + 頁 Deleted Depicts a person whose head is emphasized.

    Changed: gloss, hint, verified, components, sources

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