见 - xiàn - Chinese character definition, English meaning and stroke order

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4 strokes
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见 (見)

xiàn

Definition

to appear
also written 现

Other pronunciations

jiàn

to see
graphic and meaning component (vision, seeing)
to meet
radical (Kang Xi 147)

Character Decomposition

Compounds (28)

现

xiàn

to appear; present; now; existing; current

观

guān

to look (at); to watch; to observe; sight; view; to behold; to advise; concept; point of view; appearance; outlook

观

guàn

Taoist monastery; palace gate watchtower; platform

觉

jué

to feel; to find (that); to think; thinking; awake; aware

视

shì

to look (at); to look upon; to watch; to regard; to inspect

靓

liàng

attractive; good-looking

规

guī

compass; rule; regulation; to admonish; to plan; to scheme

(a) nap; (a) sleep

warship

to look at; to view; to read

to seek; to find

ink-stone

to spy; watch for

wizard

Cyclina orientalis

(history) to have an audience with the Emperor

觊

jì

to covet; to long for

岘

xiàn

abbr. for 岘首山; Mt Xianshou in Hubei; steep hill; used in place names

觇

chān

to observe; to spy on; Taiwan pr. [zhan1]

苋

xiàn

amaranth (genus Amaranthus); Joseph's coat (Amaranthus tricolor); Chinese spinach (Amaranth mangostanus)

face to face

to desire passionately

觏

gòu

complete; meet unexpectedly; see

靓

jìng

to make up (one's face); to dress; (of one's dress) beautiful

枧

jiǎn

bamboo conduit; wooden peg; spout; same as 筧|笕

笕

jiǎn

bamboo conduit; water pipe of bamboo

shameful; shameless

(old) like; as

Related words (2)

rediscovery

candidly sharing confidences

Idioms (1)

见闻有限

jiàn wén yǒu xiàn

to possess limited experience and knowledge (idiom)

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