顯

See also: 显 and 顕

顯 U+986F, 顯 CJK UNIFIED IDEOGRAPH-986F ← 顮 [U+986E] CJK Unified Ideographs 顰 → [U+9870]

Translingual

Traditional	顯
Shinjitai	顕
Simplified	显

Han character

顯 (radical 181 頁+14, 23 strokes, cangjie input 日火一月金 (AFMBC), four-corner 6138₆, composition ⿰㬎頁)

References

• KangXi: page 1410, character 21
• Dai Kanwa Jiten: character 43726
• Dae Jaweon: page 1929, character 13
• Hanyu Da Zidian: volume 7, page 4395, character 6
• Unihan data for U+986F

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Chinese

trad.		顯
simp.		显
alt. forms		㬎 (ancient form) 𣊡 (ancient form) 顕 (calligraphic variant) 㫫 (non standard form in simplified Chinese)

Glyph origin

Characters in the same phonetic series (顯) (Zhengzhang, 2003)
	Old Chinese
顯	*hŋeːnʔ
韅	*hŋeːnʔ

Phono-semantic compound (形聲, OC *hŋeːnʔ): 㬎 + 頁 (“head”).

Pronunciation

• Mandarin

  (Pinyin): xiǎn (xian³)

  (Zhuyin): ㄒㄧㄢˇ

• Cantonese (Jyutping): hin²
• Hakka (Sixian, PFS): hién / hián
• Min Nan (POJ): hiáⁿ / hián

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• Mandarin
  • (Standard Chinese)⁺
    • Pinyin: xiǎn
    • Zhuyin: ㄒㄧㄢˇ
    • Wade-Giles: hsien³
    • Gwoyeu Romatzyh: shean
    • IPA ^(key): /ɕi̯ɛn²¹⁴/
• Cantonese
  • (Standard Cantonese, Guangzhou)⁺
    • Jyutping: hin²
    • Yale: hín
    • Cantonese Pinyin: hin²
    • Guangdong Romanization: hin²
    • IPA ^(key): /hiːn³⁵/
• Hakka
  • (Northern Sixian, incl. Miaoli)
    • Pha̍k-fa-sṳ: hién
    • Hakka Romanization System: hien`
    • Hagfa Pinyim: hian<sup>3</sup>
    • IPA: /hi̯en³¹/
  • (Southern Sixian, incl. Meinong)
    • Pha̍k-fa-sṳ: hián
    • Hakka Romanization System: hian`
    • Hagfa Pinyim: hian³
    • IPA: /hi̯an³¹/
• Min Nan
  • (Hokkien)
    • Pe̍h-ōe-jī: hiáⁿ / hián
    • Tâi-lô: hiánn / hián
    • Phofsit Daibuun: hviar, hiern
    • IPA (Xiamen): /hiã⁵³/, /hiɛn⁵³/
    • IPA (Quanzhou): /hiã⁵⁵⁴/, /hiɛn⁵⁵⁴/
    • IPA (Zhangzhou): /hiã⁵³/, /hiɛn⁵³/
    • IPA (Taipei): /hiã⁵³/, /hiɛn⁵³/
    • IPA (Kaohsiung): /hiã⁴¹/, /hiɛn⁴¹/

Note:

• hiáⁿ - vernacular;
• hián - literary.

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• Middle Chinese: /hen^X/▼

Rime
Character	顯
Reading #	1/1
Initial (聲)	曉 (32)
Final (韻)	先 (85)
Tone (調)	Rising (X)
Openness (開合)	Open
Division (等)	IV
Fanqie	呼典切
Reconstructions
Zhengzhang Shangfang	/henX/
Pan Wuyun	/henX/
Shao Rongfen	/xɛnX/
Edwin Pulleyblank	/hɛnX/
Li Rong	/xenX/
Wang Li	/xienX/
Bernard Karlgren	/xienX/
Expected Mandarin Reflex	xiǎn

• Old Chinese▼

  (Baxter-Sagart): /*qʰˤenʔ/

  (Zhengzhang): /*hŋeːnʔ/

Baxter-Sagart system 1.1 (2014)
Character	顯
Reading #	1/1
Modern Beijing (Pinyin)	xiǎn
Middle Chinese	‹ xenX ›
Old Chinese	/*qʰˤenʔ/
English	display, manifest
Notes for Old Chinese notations in the Baxter-Sagart system: * Parentheses "()" indicate uncertain presence; * Square brackets "[]" indicate uncertain identity, e.g. *[t] as coda may in fact be *-t or *-p; * Angle brackets "<>" indicate infix; * Hyphen "-" indicates morpheme boundary; * Period "." indicates syllable boundary.

Zhengzhang system (2003)
Character	顯
Reading #	1/1
No.	13537
Phonetic component	顯
Rime group	元
Rime subdivision	2
Corresponding MC rime	顯
Old Chinese	/*hŋeːnʔ/

Definitions

顯

1. prominent; conspicuous; visible
2. to appear; to manifest; to display
3. (prefix) phanero-

Compounds

Derived terms from 顯

• 丕顯／丕显
• 再顯神通／再显神通
• 凸顯／凸显 (tūxiǎn)
• 各顯神通／各显神通 (gè xiǎn shéntōng)
• 名顯／名显
• 大顯威風／大显威风
• 大顯神通／大显神通 (dàxiǎnshéntōng)
• 大顯身手／大显身手 (dàxiǎnshēnshǒu)
• 夫榮妻顯／夫荣妻显
• 尊顯／尊显
• 展顯／展显
• 幽顯異途／幽显异途
• 揚名顯姓／扬名显姓
• 揚名顯親／扬名显亲
• 明顯／明显 (míngxiǎn)
• 昭顯／昭显
• 楊顯之／杨显之
• 榮顯／荣显
• 標顯／标显
• 權貴顯要／权贵显要
• 比顯興隱／比显兴隐
• 法顯／法显
• 深入顯出／深入显出
• 淺顯／浅显 (qiǎnxiǎn)
• 淺顯易懂／浅显易懂
• 清顯／清显
• 湯顯祖／汤显祖
• 爭強顯勝／争强显胜
• 矜張顯著／矜张显著
• 破邪顯正／破邪显正
• 突顯／突显
• 若隱若顯／若隐若显
• 莫顯／莫显
• 表顯／表显
• 貴顯／贵显
• 身顯名揚／身显名扬
• 通顯／通显

• 達官顯宦／达官显宦
• 達官顯要／达官显要
• 隱顯墨水／隐显墨水
• 靈顯／灵显
• 顯位／显位 (xiǎnwèi)
• 顯像／显像
• 顯像液／显像液
• 顯像管／显像管
• 顯出／显出 (xiǎnchū)
• 顯化／显化
• 顯士／显士
• 顯妣／显妣
• 顯姓揚名／显姓扬名
• 顯學／显学 (xiǎnxué)
• 顯官／显官 (xiǎnguān)
• 顯宦／显宦
• 顯弄／显弄
• 顯形／显形 (xiǎnxíng)
• 顯影／显影 (xiǎnyǐng)
• 顯得／显得 (xiǎnde)
• 顯微手術／显微手术
• 顯微書影／显微书影
• 顯微照相／显微照相
• 顯微鏡／显微镜 (xiǎnwēijìng)
• 顯德／显德
• 顯性／显性 (xiǎnxìng)
• 顯應／显应
• 顯揚／显扬 (xiǎnyáng)
• 顯敞／显敞 (xiǎnchǎng)
• 顯明／显明 (xiǎnmíng)
• 顯晦／显晦
• 顯榮／显荣
• 顯然／显然 (xiǎnrán)
• 顯煥／显焕
• 顯父／显父
• 顯現／显现 (xiǎnxiàn)
• 顯生元／显生元

• 顯目／显目 (xiǎnmù)
• 顯眼／显眼 (xiǎnyǎn)
• 顯示／显示 (xiǎnshì)
• 顯示器／显示器 (xiǎnshìqì)
• 顯祖／显祖 (xiǎnzǔ)
• 顯祖妣／显祖妣
• 顯祖揚宗／显祖扬宗
• 顯祖榮宗／显祖荣宗
• 顯祖考／显祖考
• 顯秩／显秩
• 顯耀／显耀
• 顯考／显考
• 顯者／显者 (xiǎnzhě)
• 顯而易見／显而易见 (xiǎn'éryìjiàn)
• 顯聖／显圣 (xiǎnshèng)
• 顯色反應／显色反应
• 顯花植物／显花植物
• 顯著／显著 (xiǎnzhù)
• 顯融／显融
• 顯要／显要 (xiǎnyào)
• 顯見／显见 (xiǎnjiàn)
• 顯親／显亲
• 顯親揚名／显亲扬名
• 顯豁／显豁
• 顯貴／显贵 (xiǎnguì)
• 顯赫／显赫 (xiǎnhè)
• 顯身手／显身手 (xiǎnshēnshǒu)
• 顯道／显道
• 顯達／显达 (xiǎndá)
• 顯露／显露 (xiǎnlù)
• 顯露原形／显露原形
• 顯露頭角／显露头角
• 顯靈／显灵 (xiǎnlíng)
• 顯顯／显显
• 顯魂／显魂
• 高官顯爵／高官显爵

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Japanese

Shinjitai	顕
Kyūjitai	顯

Kanji

顯

(“Jinmeiyō” kanji used for names, kyūjitai kanji, shinjitai form 顕)

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Readings

• On (unclassified): けん (ken), げん (gen)
• Kun: あきらか (akiraka)

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Korean

Hanja

顯 • (hyeon) (hangeul 현)

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Vietnamese

Han character

顯 (hiển)

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