凸现 (tū xiàn) — to appear prominently, to become manifest, to stand out

Definition

A formal/literary verb meaning 'to stand out, to become prominent.' Distinguish from 突出 tūchū: 凸现 emphasizes a feature becoming visible or obvious, often gradually (often with 出来/得); 突出 emphasizes prominence itself and can be both noun and adjective.

verb
to appear prominentlyto become manifestto stand out

Examples

  • ，凸现。
    Gǎi gé hòu, xīn de máo dùn zhú jiàn tū xiàn chū lái.
    After the reforms, new contradictions gradually came to prominence.
  • ，凸现。
    Zhè fú huà zhōng, rén wù de biǎo qíng tū xiàn dé shí fēn shēng dòng.
    In this painting, the expressions of the figures appear very vividly.
  • ，凸现。
    Zài quán qiú huà de bèi jǐng xià, wén huà chā yì gèng jiā tū xiàn.
    Against the backdrop of globalization, cultural differences become more prominent.

Origin

Compound word
构词法gòucífǎ
偏正piānzhèngModifier + head

The first part narrows down the second: it says what kind of thing the head is.

凸tūprotrude
现xiànappear

凸 (protrude) gives the manner of 现 (appear): to appear clearly and stand out.

Characters in this word

A drawing of the thing itself, worn down over three thousand years into a few strokes.

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Most characters — around four in five — are built this way: one part hints at the meaning, the other at the pronunciation.

This origin belongs to the traditional form 現; 现 is its simplified writing.

Meaning part形符xíngfú
玉玉yùjade
Sound part声符shēngfú
見
見jiàn現
Same sound today

The traditional form 現 pairs 玉 (jade) with 見 as a sound part; the simplified 现 is a shorthand, and its parts are not the historical parts.

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