现 - xiàn

appear, manifest, become visible. Learn the character inside a sentence before pretending one square is a lesson.

“”。现下 is a common expression.

现 in a real sentence

“”。现下 is a common expression.

Read 现 inside a short line first. Isolated character memorization is where motivation goes to nap.

01 Hear the sentence Play the full sentence, not only 现. Mandarin sound lives in context.

02 Find the character Spot 现, then read the whole phrase with pinyin and English visible.

03 Recall the meaning Log it for Practice, then try the Hanzi sentence quiz without staring at the page.

Reading supports

Use these after the first listen. Pinyin is scaffolding; English is context; neither should become a sofa.

How to read 现

Click 现 to hear Mandarin pronunciation. Use the example words before memorizing it in isolation.

Hanzi	现
Traditional	現
Pinyin	xiàn
English	appear, manifest, become visible
Radical hint	玉

“”。现下 is a common expression. “”。 I can make a sentence with 现世. “”。 Please read 现今 one more time.

now; at this moment

this life; to lose face; to be disgraced

now; nowadays; modern

to pay on the spot

Do not memorize 现 only as an isolated symbol. Read it inside words like 现下 and 现世 first, then come back to the single-character pronunciation.

。 I am learning the character 现.