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見 (见)

xiàn

Definition

to appear
also written 現

Other pronunciations

jiàn

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

Character Decomposition

Compounds (35)

to appear; present; now; existing; current

parent; one's own (flesh and blood); relative; related; marriage; bride; close; intimate; in person; first-hand; in favor of; pro-; to kiss; (Internet slang) dear

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

Taoist monastery; palace gate watchtower; platform

lenient; wide; broad

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

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

attractive; good-looking

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

(a) nap; (a) sleep

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

to covet; to long for

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

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

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

face to face

to desire passionately

complete; meet unexpectedly; see

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

bashful

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

parents-in-law of one's offspring

bamboo conduit; water pipe of bamboo

goggle-eyed

to appear (of sun)

have an audience

peek

(old) like; as

shameful; shameless

Related words (2)

rediscovery

chì chéng xiàng jiàn

candidly sharing confidences

Idioms (1)

jiàn wén yǒu xiàn

to possess limited experience and knowledge (idiom)

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