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1
xiàn
現
present
現
present
[s]
Composition
Components
見
walking eye
見
walking eye
王
scepter
王
scepter
Sounds
xi-
Xena
xi-
Xena
-an
pawn shop
-an
pawn shop
4
bathroom
4
bathroom
Pinyin
xian4
•
xiàn
Meaning
Primary
present
Mnemonic
[xi-] Xena
is in the
[4] bathroom
of the
[-an] pawn shop
looking for a
王 scepter
that was misplaced. She looks in the toilet and pulls out a
見 walking eye
, but nothing else. It seems that, at
現 present
, there is no
王 scepter
to be found.
Same Pronunciation
xiàn
線
line
xiàn
限
limit
xiàn
腺
gland
xiàn
陷
pitfall
xiàn
縣
county
xiàn
獻
to donate
xiàn
餡
filling
xiàn
憲
constitution
xiàn
羨
to envy
Found In Words
chūxiàn
出現
to appear
xiànchǎng
現場
scene
xiànzài
現在
now
xiànrèn
現任
incumbent
xiànjīn
現金
cash
duìxiàn
兌現
to cash