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可见 (kě jiàn) — (conjunction) thus it can be seen that, it is therefore clear (that)

Definition

可见 (kějiàn) is a written conjunction meaning 'thus / it is clear that' — used to draw a conclusion from evidence just stated, more formal than 显然. Don't confuse with the adjective 显性 ('dominant / obvious').

conjunction
thus it can be seen thatit is therefore clear (that)

Examples

  • 可见。
    kě jiàn Tā duì gōng zuò hěn rèn zhēn.
    It can be seen that he is very serious about his work.
  • ，可见。
    Tā měi tiān dōu liàn xí, kě jiàn tā hěn nǔ lì.
    He practices every day, so it's clear that he works hard.
  • 可见，。
    Cóng dà jiā de fǎn yìng kě jiàn, zhè ge xiǎng fǎ hěn shòu huān yíng.
    From everyone's reaction, it is clear that this idea is very popular.

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.

可kěcan
见jiànsee

可 (can) and 见 (see) give the sense that something can be seen, hence it is clear.

Characters in this word

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

Meaning part形符xíngfú
口口kǒu
Sound part声符shēngfú
丂
丂kǎo可kě
The sound has drifted apartThe sound part was a clue two thousand years ago — it often still helps, but not always.

可 pairs 口 (mouth) with 丂 as a sound part; it is tied to air from the mouth, perhaps singing.

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Two or more meaningful parts placed together so that their meanings combine into a new one.

This origin belongs to the traditional form 見; 见 is its simplified writing.

  • 目目mùeye
  • 卩卩jiékneeling person

The traditional form 見 pairs 目 (eye) with 卩 (kneeling person), showing a kneeling figure with a large eye for a head. The simplified 见 is a later shorthand.

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