清晰可见 (qīng xī kě jiàn) — clearly visible; to be clearly visible

Definition

A set phrase meaning 'clearly visible' — combines 清晰 ('clear') + 可见 ('can be seen'). Used to stress that something stands out distinctly, often in written or descriptive contexts.

verb
clearly visibleto be clearly visible

Examples

  • 清晰可见。
    Yuǎn chù de shān fēng zài yáng guāng xià qīng xī kě jiàn.
    The distant mountain peaks are clearly visible in the sunlight.
  • 清晰可见。
    Tā de liǎn shàng qīng xī kě jiàn dì xiě zhe shī wàng.
    Disappointment was clearly written on his face.
  • 清晰可见。
    Zhè ge wèn tí zài bào gào zhōng qīng xī kě jiàn.
    This problem is clearly visible in the report.

Origin

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
氵Written in full as水shuǐwater
Sound part声符shēngfú
青
青qīng清qīng
Same sound today

清 has 氵 (water) on the left and 青 on the right to show its sound.

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No reliable origin is recorded for this character.

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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