顯

See also: 显 and 顕

顯	U+986F, 顯 CJK UNIFIED IDEOGRAPH-986F

← 顮
[U+986E]

CJK Unified Ideographs

顰 →
[U+9870]

Translingual[edit]

Traditional	顯
Shinjitai	顕
Simplified	显

Han character[edit]

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

Derived characters[edit]

𡆘, 灦, 𣡲, 𩎌/𩎍, 𧖙

Descendants[edit]

顕 (In Japanese shinjitai)
显 (In simplified Chinese)

References[edit]

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

Chinese[edit]

trad.		顯
simp.		显
alternative forms		㬎 (ancient form) 𣊡 (ancient form) 𩔰㫫顕

Glyph origin[edit]

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[edit]

Mandarin
(Pinyin): xiǎn (xian³)

(Zhuyin): ㄒㄧㄢˇ
Cantonese (Jyutping): hin²
Hakka (Sixian, PFS): hién / hián
Min Dong (BUC): hiēng
Min Nan
(Hokkien, POJ): hiáⁿ / hián

(Teochew, Peng'im): hiang² / hiêng²

Mandarin
- (Standard Chinese)⁺
  - Pinyin: xiǎn
  - Zhuyin: ㄒㄧㄢˇ
  - Wade–Giles: hsien³
  - Gwoyeu Romatzyh: shean
  - Tongyong Pinyin: siǎn
  - Sinological IPA ^(key): /ɕjɛn²¹⁴/
Cantonese
- (Standard Cantonese, Guangzhou)⁺
  - Jyutping: hin²
  - Yale: hín
  - Cantonese Pinyin: hin²
  - Guangdong Romanization: hin²
  - Sinological IPA ^(key): /hiːn³⁵/
Hakka
- (Northern Sixian, incl. Miaoli)
  - Pha̍k-fa-sṳ: hién
  - Hakka Romanization System: hien`
  - Hagfa Pinyim: hian³
  - Sinological IPA: /hi̯en³¹/
- (Southern Sixian, incl. Meinong)
  - Pha̍k-fa-sṳ: hián
  - Hakka Romanization System: hian`
  - Hagfa Pinyim: hian³
  - Sinological IPA: /hi̯an³¹/
Min Dong
- (Fuzhou)
  - Bàng-uâ-cê: hiēng
  - Sinological IPA ^(key): /hieŋ³³/
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.

(Teochew)
- Peng'im: hiang² / hiêng²
- Pe̍h-ōe-jī-like: hiáng / hiéng
- Sinological IPA ^(key): /hiaŋ⁵²/, /hieŋ⁵²/

Note:

hiang2 - Shantou;
hiêng2 - Chaozhou.

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	/hen^X/
Pan Wuyun	/hen^X/
Shao Rongfen	/xɛn^X/
Edwin Pulleyblank	/hɛn^X/
Li Rong	/xen^X/
Wang Li	/xien^X/
Bernard Karlgren	/xien^X/
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	‹ xen^X ›
Old Chinese	/*qʰˁenʔ/
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[edit]

顯

prominent; conspicuous; visible
顯赫 / 显赫 ― xiǎnhè ― prominent; distinguished
to appear; to manifest; to display
顯現 / 显现 ― xiǎnxiàn ― to display; to show; to reveal

顯瘦 / 显瘦 ― xiǎnshòu ― to make one appear slimmer

長得顯老 / 长得显老 ― zhǎng de xiǎn lǎo ― to look old
(prefix) phanero-
顯生宙 / 显生宙 ― xiǎnshēngzhòu ― phanerozoic

Compounds[edit]

Derived terms from 顯

達官顯宦／达官显宦
達官顯要／达官显要 (dáguānxiǎnyào)
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 (xiǎnwēi shǒushù)
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
顯忠廟／显忠庙 (Xiǎnzhōngmiào)
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
顯章／显章 (xiǎnzhāng)
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 (xiǎnhuò)
顯貴／显贵 (xiǎnguì)
顯赫／显赫 (xiǎnhè)
顯身手／显身手 (xiǎn shēnshǒu)
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

Japanese[edit]

Shinjitai	顕
Kyūjitai	顯

Kanji[edit]

顯

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

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Readings[edit]

Go-on: けん (ken)
Kan-on: けん (ken)
On: げん (gen)
Kun: あきらか (akiraka, 顯らか); あらわれる (arawareru, 顯れる); あらわす (arawasu, 顯す)

Korean[edit]

Hanja[edit]

顯 • (hyeon) (hangeul 현)

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Vietnamese[edit]

Han character[edit]

顯 (hiển)

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顯

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Pronunciation[edit]

Definitions[edit]

Compounds[edit]

Japanese[edit]

Kanji[edit]

Readings[edit]

Korean[edit]

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