現

xiàn

appear, manifest, become visible

How to write 現, stroke by stroke

to appear; present; now; existing; current

Ideographic: To see 見 jade 王; 見 also provides the pronunciation

Made of 王 + 見

現在xiàn zàinow; at present; currently
發現fā xiànto notice; to become aware of; to discover; to find; to detect; a discovery
出現chū xiànto appear; to arise; to emerge; to show up
表現biǎo xiànto show; to show off; to display; to manifest; expression; manifestation; show; display; performance (at work etc); behavior
現場xiàn chǎngthe scene (of a crime, accident etc); (on) the spot; (at) the site
現實xiàn shíreality; actuality; real; actual; realistic; pragmatic; materialistic; self-interested
實現shí xiànto achieve; to implement; to realize; to bring about
現金xiàn jīncash
現代xiàn dàimodern times; modern age; modern era
現象xiàn xiàngphenomenon; appearance
展現zhǎn xiànto unfold before one's eyes; to emerge; to reveal; to display
現身xiàn shēnto show oneself; to appear; (of a deity) to appear in the flesh

現在太暗了，打不了棒球。
xiàn zài tài àn le ， dǎ bù liǎo bàng qiú 。
It's too dark to play baseball now.
我在信箱中發現了你的信件。
wǒ zài xìn xiāng zhōng fā xiàn le nǐ de xìn jiàn 。
I found your letter in the mailbox.
一艘太空船出現了。
yì sōu tài kōng chuán chū xiàn le 。
A spacecraft appeared.
你的工作表現低於平均水平。
nǐ de gōng zuò biǎo xiàn dī wū píng jūn shuǐ píng 。
Your work is below average.
現實和幻想是很難區分的。
xiàn shí hé huàn xiǎng shì hěn nán qū fēn de 。
Reality and fantasy are hard to distinguish.