xiàn

now; present; current

Character data

Radical ⽟ (96.7)
Strokes 11
SIMPLIFIED

Definitions

現 xiàn
  1. 1. now
  2. 2. present
  3. 3. current
  4. 4. existing
  5. 5. to appear

Words containing 現

Word Meaning
postmodernism
to reappear; to persist (in memory)
intermittent; now you see it, now you don't
(coll.) to enjoy showing off
discovered; what one discovers
cash in hand
to discount
discount rate
to withdraw funds
appearing and disappearing (idiom); intermittently visible
short-lived; flash in the pan (idiom)
undiscounted; full price
Records of the Eastern Han dynasty
vivid and realistic
vivid and realistic
to appear before one's eyes; to come into view; to emerge
net present value (NPV)
to emerge in large numbers; to spring up
scene of the crime
now; at this moment
this life; to lose face; to be disgraced
karmic retribution within one's lifetime
fool; good-for-nothing
nowadays; now; modern
to pay on the spot