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现出 (xiàn chū) — to show, to reveal

Definition

Literary verb meaning 'to reveal, to show' — typically something that emerges or becomes visible, often used in writing. Distinct from 出现 (kàn jiàn / to appear): 现出 emphasizes a hidden quality surfacing, not an object coming into view.

verb
to showto reveal

Examples

  • 现出。
    Tā liǎn shàng xiàn chū le mǎn yì de xiào róng.
    A satisfied smile showed on his face.
  • 现出。
    Zhēn xiàng zhōng yú xiàn chū le.
    The truth finally revealed itself.
  • ，现出。
    Mó shù shī yì huī shǒu, bái gē xiàn chū le.
    The magician waved his hand, and a white dove appeared.

Origin

Compound word
构词法gòucífǎ
补充bǔchōngVerb + complement

An action followed by its result or direction.

现xiànappear/show
出chūout

“现” gives the sense of appearing or showing, and “出” adds the direction of coming out into view.

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.

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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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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