现

xiàn

to appear

present; now; existing; current

jade (王) + seeing (见) = appearing in the present

Jade (玉) was so prized that presenting it made something visible and real. When jade appears before eyes (见), it manifests — present, now, here.

王+见→现
王Jade (variant of 玉Semantic
见To seeSemantic

现在几点了?

xiàn zài jǐ diǎn le?

what time is it now?

她现在住在城里,每天坐地铁上班。

tā xiàn zài zhù zài chéng lǐ,měi tiān zuò dì tiě shàng bān。

she currently lives in the city and takes the subway to work every day.

Words with 现

表现

biǎo xiàn

to show

安于现状

ān yú xiàn zhuàng

to take things as they are (idiom)

现实

xiàn shí

reality; actuality

现今

xiàn jīn

now

丢人现眼

diū rén xiàn yǎn

to make an exhibition of oneself

难以实现

nán yǐ shí xiàn

hard to accomplish

犯罪现场

fàn zuì xiàn chǎng

scene of the crime

现况

xiàn kuàng

the current situation

现货

xiàn huò

merchandise or commodities available immediately after sale

虚拟现实

xū nǐ xiàn shí

virtual reality

奔现

bēn xiàn

(neologism) to meet sb in real life after forming a relationship online

迟滞现象

chí zhì xiàn xiàng

hysteresis

More characters with 王

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