现 xiàn the present
the present; now; to appear
How to remember 现: 𤣩 king + 见 see = the present. Stuck in the tournament, the chess player stares at his lonely king, unable to see a way out, and his coach whispers "Stay in the present."
Component breakdown
现 = 𤣩 king + 见 see
- 𤣩 king
- 见 see
Stuck in the tournament, the chess player stares at his lonely king, unable to see a way out, and his coach whispers "Stay in the present."
How it is used
- Two threads: now / current - 现在 (xiànzài) now, 现金 (xiànjīn) cash (money on hand) - and appear / show - 出现 (chūxiàn) appear, 发现 (fāxiàn) discover.
- 现在 is the everyday now; the shared idea is what is present or manifest at this moment.
Words with 现
- 现在xiànzàinowHSK 1
- 发现fāxiàndiscoverHSK 3
- 出现chūxiànappearHSK 4
- 现金xiànjīncashHSK 4
- 现有xiànyǒucurrently existingHSK 4
- 表现biǎoxiànto showHSK 4
- 体现tǐxiànto embodyHSK 5
- 实现shíxiànto achieveHSK 5
- 展现zhǎnxiànto unfold before one's eyesHSK 5
- 现代xiàndàimodern timesHSK 5
- 现代化xiàndàihuàmodernizationHSK 5
- 现场xiànchǎngthe scene (of a crime, accident etc)HSK 5
- 现实xiànshírealityHSK 5
- 现状xiànzhuàngcurrent situationHSK 5
- 现象xiànxiàngphenomenonHSK 5
- 呈现chéngxiànto appearHSK 6
- 涌现yǒngxiànto emerge in large numbersHSK 6
- 现存xiàncúnextantHSK 6
- 现货xiànhuògoods in stockHSK 6
- 再现zàixiànto recreateHSK 7
- 现任xiànrènto occupy a post currentlyHSK 7
- 现成xiànchéngready-madeHSK 7
- 现行xiànxíngto be in effectHSK 7
- 重现chóngxiànto reappearHSK 7
- 兑现duìxiànto cashHSK 8
- 显现xiǎnxiànappearanceHSK 9
- 浮现fúxiànto come to mindHSK 9
Example sentences
- 现在几点钟？ Xiànzài jǐ diǎn zhōng?What time is it now?
- 现在是九点。 Xiànzài shì jiǔ diǎn.It's nine o'clock now.
- 有什么新发现？ Yǒu shénme xīn fāxiàn?Has there been a new discovery?
- 现在是九点一刻。 Xiànzài shì jiǔ diǎn yī kè.It's a quarter past nine.