Read Edit View history Discussion 現 xiàn appear Origin Definitions Defs Strokes Stroke Words Sentences Sents Basic Details Gloss Iconic Gloss Original Meaning Hint Etymologically related to 見 (to see). Originally these two characters were written the same, then the 𤣩 component was added to distinguish them. Pinyin Separate values with commas xiàn × Add Simplified Variants Separate values with commas 现 × Add Traditional Variants Separate values with commas Add Variant Of Components Character ◎ Hint Distinguishes 現 from 見. Type meaning sound iconic remnant simplified deleted distinguishing unknown Old pronunciation From original meaning Glyph changed 現 Simp strokes 現 Trad strokes Character ◎ Hint Type meaning sound iconic remnant simplified deleted distinguishing unknown Old pronunciation From original meaning Glyph changed 現 Simp strokes 現 Trad strokes + Add component Stroke Data 現 Stroke Data (Simp) — JSON { "source": "dong", "medians": [ [ [ 151, 636 ], [ 214, 635 ], [ 306, 665 ], [ 364, 669 ] ], [ [ 139, 438 ], [ 204, 440 ], [ 302, 470 ], [ 358, 474 ] ], [ [ 229, 611 ], [ 255, 595 ], [ 263, 579 ], [ 261, 301 ], [ 244, 276 ] ], [ [ 71, 178 ], [ 130, 172 ], [ 407, 341 ] ], [ [ 443, 740 ], [ 473, 709 ], [ 481, 639 ], [ 481, 490 ], [ 472, 404 ], [ 475, 352 ] ], [ [ 503, 722 ], [ 520, 717 ], [ 670, 758 ], [ 701, 747 ], [ 720, 729 ], [ 719, 425 ], [ 710, 384 ], [ 716, 330 ] ], [ [ 504, 587 ], [ 518, 600 ], [ 584, 616 ], [ 624, 618 ], [ 636, 613 ] ], [ [ 511, 490 ], [ 539, 504 ], [ 597, 515 ], [ 643, 510 ] 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665 384 C 695 384 710 399 683 413 Q 676 417 664 421 Q 646 424 501 396 C 472 390 465 368 495 368 Q 499 368 508 368 Q 548 374 587 376 L 630 381 Z", "M 492 317 Q 480 178 251 53 Q 242 47 248 43 Q 272 28 367 77 Q 451 119 528 232 Q 541 250 557 267 Q 567 274 563 285 Q 559 295 534 318 Q 516 333 507 332 Q 494 331 492 317 Z", "M 587 376 Q 587 373 589 369 Q 602 332 599 297 Q 589 117 605 68 Q 609 46 630 27 Q 696 -27 852 -6 Q 867 -3 882 1 Q 919 11 957 38 Q 976 53 963 78 Q 948 111 932 209 Q 932 225 925 230 Q 919 233 915 216 Q 890 111 870 78 Q 840 45 747 47 Q 710 48 682 59 Q 657 71 650 87 Q 620 145 652 344 Q 656 365 630 381 C 608 401 578 405 587 376 Z" ] } 11 strokes 現 Stroke Data (Trad) — JSON { "source": "animcjk", "medians": [ [ [ 143, 637 ], [ 373, 671 ] ], [ [ 135, 437 ], [ 364, 478 ] ], [ [ 228, 616 ], [ 264, 574 ], [ 253, 265 ] ], [ [ 59, 182 ], [ 133, 172 ], [ 401, 340 ] ], [ [ 438, 743 ], [ 478, 680 ], [ 470, 347 ] ], [ [ 497, 715 ], [ 666, 759 ], [ 724, 725 ], [ 703, 330 ] ], [ [ 504, 589 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915,216C898,146 885,99 870,78C852,55 809,46 747,47C722,48 700,51 682,59C665,67 655,77 650,87C630,126 630,212 652,344C654,359 647,371 630,381C618,388 582,389 587,376Z" ] } 11 strokes Historical Pronunciations Source baxter-sagartzhengzhangtang Middle Chinese Old Chinese Gloss + Add historical pronunciation Sources × Quick add: 漢語多功能字庫季旭昇《說文新證》李学勤《字源》zi.toolsChinese Text Project許進雄《簡明中國文字學》 + Add source Verified Edit Comment (required) Submit Edit Note: The form works without JavaScript but the tag/list editors are simplified.