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现
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present

HSK 10 N2
Society →Economy
xiàn
ゲン
あらわ.れる、あらわ.す、うつつ、うつ.つ
현
Etymologically related to 見 (to see). Originally these two characters were written the same, then the 𤣩 component was added to distinguish them.
Components
Traditional (現)
𤣩 jade (alt)+ 見 see =
現 present
𤣩
yù jade (alt)
jade
Distinguishes 現 from 見.
見 Meaning component
see
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Simplified (现)
𤣩 jade (alt)+ 见 observe =
现 appear
𤣩
yù jade (alt)
jade
Distinguishes 现 from 见.
见 Meaning component
jiàn observe
see, observe, behold
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Notes
Similar Characters
寶 treasure (trad)玨 two玩 play球 ball理 reason现 appear (simp)峴 steep (trad)硯 inkstone (trad)莧 green (trad)靦 face to face (trad)規 regulations (trad/jp)覓 try to find (trad)視 inspect (trad/jp)覘 spy (trad)覡 wizard (trad)覦 desire (trad)親 relatives (trad/jp)覬 long (trad)覲 have (trad)覷 peep at (trad)
Chinese
现 / 現 [xiàn]
to appear; present; now; existing; current
Japanese
現つ 、 現 うつつ 同音
noun reality; consciousness
現 げん 同音
prefix present (e.g. government, administration); current; existing
Korean
현 [現]
Determiner
current; present; existing; Current or present.
Example Sentences
Japanese Names
現 あきら
Akira given name
現 うつつ
Utsutsu female given name
現 げん
Gen given name
現 さちお
Sachio unclassified name
現 ゆきとし
Yukitoshi unclassified name
CHINESE WORDS (151)
现在 [xiàn​zài] #56
now
发现 [fā​xiàn] #207
to find
出现 [chū​xiàn] #456
to appear
表现 [biǎo​xiàn] #474
to show
现场 [xiàn​chǎng] #658
the scene (of a crime, accident etc)
实现 [shí​xiàn] #1,931
to achieve
现实 [xiàn​shí] #1,292
reality
现象 [xiàn​xiàng] #3,955
phenomenon
现代 [Xiàn​dài] #4,005
Hyundai, South Korean company
体现 [tǐ​xiàn] #7,055
to embody
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JAPANESE WORDS (200)
⭐ 現れる [あらわれる] #610
to appear
⭐ 現実 [げんじつ] #866
reality
⭐ 現在 [げんざい] #927
the present
⭐ 現場 [げんば] #1,809
actual spot
⭐ 表現 [ひょうげん] #1,994
expression
⭐ 現状 [げんじょう] #2,186
present condition
⭐ 一見 [いっけん] #2,823
look
⭐ 実現 [じつげん] #2,859
implementation (e.g. of a system)
⭐ 表す [あらわす] #2,871
to represent
⭐ 出現 [しゅつげん] #3,246
appearance
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KOREAN WORDS (48)
현재 #1,148
now; present; today
현장 #8,671
field; spot
현대 #9,838
(질문) present era; contemporary world
표현 #10,631
expression; representation
현상 #12,093
status quo; current state
현금 #12,358
cash
현실 #13,150
reality
출현 #16,132
appearance
현지 #26,040
field; spot
현대판 #37,782
modern version; modern edition
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