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The Chinese word xian - 现 - xiàn
(to appear in Chinese)

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Phonetic script (Hanyu Pinyin)

xiàn

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English translations

to appear, to show, present, cash

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Chinese characters ( xian / xiàn ) with pronunciation (English translation: to appear )
现 ( xian / xiàn ) in traditional characters
現
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Events, Movements, Changes and Directions
Character complexity
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现 is composed of 8 strokes and therefore is of low complexity compared to the other simplified Chinese characters (average: 13.1 strokes).

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现 ( xian / xiàn ) belongs to the 500 most common Chinese characters (rank 104)
Chinese example words containing the character 现 ( xian / xiàn )
表现 ( biăoxiàn = to show ), 出现 ( chūxiàn = to appear ), 兑现 ( duìxiàn = to cash ), 发现 ( fāxiàn = to find ), 实现 ( shíxiàn = to realize ), 现代 ( xiàndài = modern ), 现代化 ( xiàndàihuà = to modernize ), 现金 ( xiànjīn = cash ), 现象 ( xiànxiàng = phenomenon ), 现在 ( xiànzài = now )
Other characters that are pronounced xiàn in Chinese
限 (limit) , 羡 (to envy) , 线 (line) , 陷 (trap) , 献 (to present)
More words that mean to appear in Chinese
chūxiàn ( 出现 )
More words that mean to show in Chinese
biăoxiàn ( 表现 ), liàng ( 亮 ), shì ( 示 ), xíng ( 形 ), xiăn ( 显 ), xiàn ( 献 ), zhù ( 著 )

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