現
xiàn

appear

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approved by Peter Olson · Oct 8, 2021, 08:19 PM · Reviewed by Peter Olson on Oct 8, 2021, 08:19 PM

distinguish

Changed fields: hint, components

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
𤣩 Distinguishing component

Distinguishes 現 from 見.

見
見 SoundMeaning component

Historical Pronunciations

Middle ChineseOld ChineseGloss
Baxter-SagarthenHN-[k]ˤen-s appear

Sources

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Historical pronunciations
Baxter-Sagart