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obvious

HSK 10 N1
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xiǎn
ケン
あきらか、あらわ.れる
현
Phonosemantic compound. 㬎 represents the sound and 頁 represents the meaning.
Components
Traditional (顯)
㬎 visible+ 頁 page =
顯 obvious
㬎 Meaning component
xiǎn visible
(an ancient form of 顯) motes in a sunbeam, bright, fibrous, to manifest
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頁 Meaning component
page
Depicts a person whose head is emphasized.
Simplified (显)
日 day+ 业 business =
显 evident, make visible, clear
日 Meaning component
rì day
sun
业 Simplified component
yè business
profession, business
Shorthand for the phonetic 𢇁 component in the traditional character 㬎.
Japanese (顕)
显 manifest+ 頁 page =
顕 obvious
显
显
manifest
頁
頁
page
Notes
Similar Characters
濕 wet (trad)隰 damp夏 summer头 top (simp)寡 widowed履 footwear瀕 riverside (trad)煩 vexed (trad/jp)頃 100 Chinese acres (trad/jp)須 have to (trad/jp)頪 bright white頭 head (trad/jp)頻 repeatedly (trad/jp)碩 big (trad)頂 crest (trad/jp)項 item (trad/jp)順 obey (trad/jp)頌 extol (trad)頏 fly down or downward (trad)預 beforehand (trad/jp)
Historical Evolution
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Mid Western Zhou (~900 BC)
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Mid Western Zhou (~900 BC)
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Late Western Zhou (~800 BC)
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Late Western Zhou (~800 BC)
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Late Western Zhou (~800 BC)
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Late Western Zhou (~800 BC)
Seal Chu (Warring States: 475-221 BC)
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Chu (Warring States: 475-221 BC)
Seal Shuowen (~100 AD)
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Shuowen (~100 AD)
Seal Qin dynasty (221-206 BC)
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Qin dynasty (221-206 BC)
Clerical Qin dynasty (221-206 BC)
Clerical
Qin dynasty (221-206 BC)
Clerical Western Han dynasty (202 BC-9 AD)
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Western Han dynasty (202 BC-9 AD)
Clerical Western Han dynasty (202 BC-9 AD)
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Western Han dynasty (202 BC-9 AD)
Clerical Eastern Han dynasty (25-220 AD)
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Eastern Han dynasty (25-220 AD)
Clerical Eastern Han dynasty (25-220 AD)
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Eastern Han dynasty (25-220 AD)
Clerical Eastern Han dynasty (25-220 AD)
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Eastern Han dynasty (25-220 AD)
顕
Regular
Modern
Chinese
显 / 顯 [xiǎn]
to make visible; to reveal; prominent; conspicuous; (prefix) phanero-
Japanese
顕 けん 同音

noun

  1. archaic exposure; clarity
  2. Buddhism abbrev. exoteric Buddhism; public Buddhist teachings
Example Sentences
Japanese Names
顕 あきのり
Akinori unclassified name
顕 あきら
Akira female given name
顕 けん
Ken given name
顕 けんき
Kenki given name
顕 けんしょう
Kenshou unclassified name
顕 けんじ
Kenji unclassified name
顕 けんそう
Kensou unclassified name
顕 けんぞう
Kenzou unclassified name
顯 あきら
Akira unclassified name
CHINESE WORDS (86)
明显 [míng​xiǎn] #940
clear
显示 [xiǎn​shì] #1,453
to show
显然 [xiǎn​rán] #876
clear
显得 [xiǎn​de] #2,932
to seem
显著 [xiǎn​zhù] #13,036
outstanding
显现 [xiǎn​xiàn] #10,232
appearance
显而易见 [xiǎn​'ér​yì​jiàn] #6,685
clearly and easy to see (idiom); obviously
显示器 [xiǎn​shì​qì] #16,265
monitor (computer)
显眼 [xiǎn​yǎn] #10,049
conspicuous
显露 [xiǎn​lù] #14,098
to become visible
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JAPANESE WORDS (60)
⭐ 現れる [あらわれる] #610
to appear
⭐ 表す [あらわす] #2,871
to represent
⭐ 露 [つゆ] #12,205
dew
顕現 [けんげん] #12,241
manifestation
⭐ 顕著 [けんちょ] #14,169
remarkable
⭐ 露見 [ろけん] #15,503
discovery (of a plot, misdeed, etc.)
⭐ 現れ [あらわれ] #16,019
embodiment
⭐ 顕微鏡 [けんびきょう] #33,579
microscope
顕 [けん] #35,901
exposure
自己顕示欲 [じこけんじよく] #42,053
craving for the limelight
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KOREAN WORDS (1)
현미경
microscope