显 xiǎn

manifest, display; evident, clear

HSK 5 #469

DEFINITIONS

  • manifest, display
  • evident, clear
  • to make visible
  • to reveal
  • prominent
  • conspicuous
  • (prefix) phanero-

STROKES

WORDS

显山露水 xiǎn shān lù shuǐ to reveal one's talent (idiom)
显像管 xiǎn xiàng guǎn CRT used in TV or computer monitor; picture tube; kinescope
显微 xiǎn wēi micro-; microscopic; to make the minute visible
显晶 xiǎn jīng phanerocrystalline; with crystal structure visible to the naked eye
显耀 xiǎn yào to show off
显见 xiǎn jiàn obvious; clearly visible
不显山不露水 bù xiǎn shān bù lù shuǐ lit. to not show the mountain and to not reveal the water (idiom); fig. to hide the key facts
主显节 zhǔ xiǎn jié Epiphany
来电显示 lái diàn xiǎn shì caller ID
光学显微镜 guāng xué xiǎn wēi jìng optical microscope
八仙过海，各显其能 bā xiān guò hǎi ， gè xiǎn qí néng see 八仙過海，各顯神通|八仙过海，各显神通[Ba1 xian1 guo4 hai3 , ge4 xian3 shen2 tong1]
八仙过海，各显神通 bā xiān guò hǎi ， gè xiǎn shén tōng lit. the Eight Immortals cross the sea, each showing his own special talent (idiom); fig. (of each individual in a group) to give full play to one's unique capabilities
各显所长 gè xiǎn suǒ cháng each displays their own strengths (idiom)
国立显忠院 guó lì xiǎn zhōng yuàn Korean national memorial cemetery at Dongjak-dong, Seoul
大显神通 dà xiǎn shén tōng to display one's remarkable skill or prowess; to give full play to one's brilliant abilities
威显 wēi xiǎn awe-inspiring; power
彰显 zhāng xiǎn to manifest
时显时隐 shí xiǎn shí yǐn appearing and disappearing; intermittently visible
李显龙 lǐ xiǎn lóng Lee Hsien Loong (1952-), Singapore PAP politician, eldest son of Lee Kuan Yew 李光耀[Li3 Guang1 yao4], prime minister from 2004
液晶显示 yè jīng xiǎn shì LCD; liquid crystal display
液晶显示器 yè jīng xiǎn shì qì liquid crystal display
深入显出 shēn rù xiǎn chū see 深入淺出|深入浅出[shen1 ru4 qian3 chu1]
汤显祖 tāng xiǎn zǔ Tang Xianzu (1550-1616), Ming poet and dramatist, author of The Peony Pavilion 牡丹亭[Mu3 dan5 Ting2]
经丝彩色显花 jīng sī cǎi sè xiǎn huā warp brocade; woven fabric with single woof but colored warp
萧子显 xiāo zǐ xiǎn Xiao Zixian (487-537), writer and historian of Liang of Southern Dynasties, compiler of History of Qi of the Southern dynasties 南齊書 南齐书
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