显出 (xiǎn chū) — to show, to reveal, to exhibit

Definition

verb
to showto revealto exhibit

Examples

  • 显出。
    Tā de liǎn shàng xiǎn chū le xiào róng.
    His face showed a smile.
  • 显出。
    Zhè ge shí yàn xiǎn chū le zhè zhǒng cái liào de tè diǎn.
    This experiment revealed the characteristics of this material.
  • ,显出。
    Zài bǐ sài zhōng, tā xiǎn chū le chū sè de néng lì.
    In the competition, he exhibited outstanding ability.

Origin

Characters in this word

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

This origin belongs to the traditional form 顯; 显 is its simplified writing.

  • 日日rìsun
  • 絲絲sīsilk
  • 頁頁yèperson's head

For 显, the traditional form 顯 is made of 日 (sun), 絲 (silk), and 頁 (person's head).

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

出 combines 止 (foot) and 凵 (cave) to show a foot stepping out of a cave.

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