显
to make visible; to reveal; prominent; conspicuous; (prefix) phanero-
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Dict coverage rank #838 U+663E
How 显 is formed
Phono-semantic compound (形声字)
日 (semantic, “sun”) + 业 (phonetic, yè)
How to remember it
obvious · Heisig RSH #1350
sun + 业 profession
Keyword method from Heisig's Remembering Simplified Hanzi.
Phonetic series: characters sharing the sound component 业
Siblings built with the same phonetic component 业 (yè) — compare how they read:
| Character | Pinyin | Meaning |
|---|---|---|
| 业 sound component | yè | business, profession; to study, to work |
| 邺 | yè | a place in Henan province |
Words containing 显
| Word | Pinyin | Meaning |
|---|---|---|
| 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 fa… |
| 大显神通 | dà xiǎn shén tōng | to display one's remarkable skill or prowess; to give full play to one's brilliant abiliti… |
| 大显身手 | dà xiǎn shēn shǒu | (idiom) fully displaying one's capabilities |
| 外显子 | wài xiǎn zǐ | (genetics) an exon |
| 外显性 | wài xiǎn xìng | (genetics) penetrance |
| 显生代 | Xiǎn shēng dài | Phanerozoic, geological eon lasting since the Cambrian 寒武紀|寒武纪[Han2 wu3 ji4], c. 540m year… |
| 集成显卡 | jí chéng xiǎn kǎ | integrated GPU (abbr. to 集顯|集显[ji2 xian3]) |
| 显山露水 | xiǎn shān lù shuǐ | to reveal one's talent (idiom) |
| 主显节 | Zhǔ xiǎn jié | (Christianity) Epiphany |
| 电子显微镜 | diàn zǐ xiǎn wēi jìng | electron microscope |
| 光学显微镜 | guāng xué xiǎn wēi jìng | optical microscope |
| 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. … |
| 深入显出 | shēn rù xiǎn chū | see 深入淺出|深入浅出[shen1 ru4 qian3 chu1] |
| 经丝彩色显花 | jīng sī cǎi sè xiǎn huā | warp brocade; woven fabric with single woof but colored warp |
| 显性基因 | xiǎn xìng jī yīn | dominant gene |
| 头显 | tóu xiǎn | HMD; head-mounted display (abbr. for 頭戴式顯示器|头戴式显示器[tou2 dai4 shi4 xian3 shi4 qi4]) |
| 显学 | xiǎn xué | famous school; noted school of thought |
| 显而易见 | xiǎn ér yì jiàn | clearly and easy to see (idiom); obviously; clearly; it goes without saying |
| 显微学 | xiǎn wēi xué | microscopy |
| 显性 | xiǎn xìng | visible; conspicuous; phanero-; dominant (gene) |