現
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xiàn · to appear, to manifest

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Shape and proportion

11Total strokes

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Left-rightCharacter structure

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王Key radical

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Vocabulary in context

Common words with 現

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Example sentences

Notice where 現 sits in each complete thought.

Wǒ xiǎng wǒ xiàn zài dé zǒu le.我想我現在得走了。

I guess I'll have to leave now.

Source: Tatoeba #801930 · CC BY 2.0 FR
Wǒ xiàn zài yǒu hěn duō shì yào zuò.我現在有很多事要做。

I have many things to do now.

Source: Tatoeba #369125 · CC BY 2.0 FR
Wǒ de bàba xiàn zài bu zài jiā.我的爸爸現在不在家。

My dad is not home at the moment.

Source: Tatoeba #1180668 · CC BY 2.0 FR
Wǒ xiàn zài jiù qù tā jiā.我現在就去他家。

I’m going to his house right now.

Source: Tatoeba #1723989 · CC BY 2.0 FR
Wǒ xiàn zài lǎo le, zǒu bú dòng le.我現在老了,走不動了。

Now I am too old to walk.

Source: Tatoeba #567310 · CC BY 2.0 FR
Wǒ xiàn zài dé zǒu le.我現在得走了。

I've got to go now.

Source: Tatoeba #835746 · CC BY 2.0 FR
Turn reference into recall

How to study 現 in context

  1. Say xiàn, then recall the core meaning: to appear, to manifest.
  2. Write all 11 strokes while keeping the left-right balanced.
  3. Read the complete sentence aloud once, then cover the translation and explain how 現 works in that context.

Definitions and traditional forms are compiled from Make Me a Hanzi, HSK curriculum data, and CC-CEDICT. Sourced example sentences link to Tatoeba; editorial examples are labeled separately. Review data sources and licenses.