顯 (hin2 | xian3 ) : apparent; show; prominent

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顯

hin2

xian3

[1] apparent; obvious; visible; noticeable
[2] show; display; manifest; reveal
[3] prominent; illustrious; influential
[4] respectful form of address for one's forebears

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Stroke count: 23

Level: 3

Radical: (#181)

This character is used in both Cantonese and Mandarin/Standard written Chinese.

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This word has been viewed 10789 times since 30th Oct 2012, was added by sheik on 18th Mar 2007 21:22 and last edited on 24th Jan 2010 04:00

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明顯 ming4 hin2 ming2 xian3 = clear, obvious, evident

顯得 hin2 dak1 xian3 de5 = appear to be; seems like

顯微鏡 hin2 mei4 geng3 xian3 wei1 jing4 = microscope

顯然 hin2 jin4 xian3 ran2 = obviously; evidently

顯示 hin2 si6 xian3 shi4 = to show; to demonstrate; to display; to illustrate

顯而易見 hin2 ji4 ji6 gin3 xian3 er2 yi4 jian4 = obviously; clearly

顯著 hin2 zyu3 xian3 zhu4 = notable; outstanding; remarkable

顯露 hin2 lou6 xian3 lu4 = appear; become visible; reveal; manifest

顯眼 hin2 ngaan5 xian3 yan3 = conspicuous 國

顯示器 hin2 si6 hei3 xian3 shi4 qi4 = display; monitor (computer)
See all 27 compounds (CantoDict reports 28 compounds in total, but some may be Common Formations)

Showing 1 example containing 顯

呢度嘅住客都穿著禮服為主，盡顯其顯赫份粵
The residents here are all formally attired, a mark of their affluence.
[Note: this is a very formal register, and is not the kind of this you'd drop into everyday conversation.]

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國 : This term is used in Mandarin/Standard written Chinese, not Cantonese.
粵 : This term is used in Cantonese, not Mandarin/Standard written Chinese.
No icon: This term is used in both Cantonese and Mandarin/Standard written Chinese.

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Decimal representation of this word: 顯
Unicode code for this character: U+986f (off-site link)

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