现 · xiàn · to appear
Learn the Chinese character 现 with its source-linked HSK 1 status, pronunciation, one concise learning meaning, stroke order, real HSK words, and published learning contexts.
Writing guide
How to use the writing tool
- 1. WatchSee the stroke order for 现.
- 2. TraceFollow the guided strokes to build the movement.
- 3. WriteWrite from memory and receive feedback.
HSK vocabulary
Words with 现
Source-linked HSK vocabulary records that contain 现.
Linked HSK vocabulary
- 现在xiànzàinow
- 发现fāxiànto notice
- 表现biǎoxiànto show
- 出现chūxiànto appear
- 现金xiànjīncash
- 现有xiànyǒucurrently existing
- 实现shíxiànto achieve
- 体现tǐxiànto embody
- 现场xiànchǎngthe scene (of a crime, accident etc)
- 现代xiàndàiHyundai, South Korean company
- 现代化xiàndàihuàmodernization
- 现实xiànshíreality
- 现象xiànxiàngphenomenon
- 现状xiànzhuàngcurrent situation
- 展现zhǎnxiànto unfold before one's eyes
- 呈现chéngxiànto appear
- 现存xiàncúnextant
- 现货xiànhuòmerchandise or commodities available immediately after sale
- 涌现yǒngxiànto emerge in large numbers
- 重现chóngxiànto reappear
- 兑现duìxiàn(of a check etc) to cash
- 浮现fúxiàn(of a thought or image) to come to mind
- 显现xiǎnxiànappearance
- 现成xiànchéngready-made
- 现任xiànrènto occupy a post currently
- 现行xiànxíngto be in effect
- 再现zàixiànto recreate
Real usage
Example sentences with 现
Published HSK 1 course contexts only. Each sentence links back to the lesson that owns it.
No accepted HSK 1 course context containing 现 is indexed yet. This page does not generate example sentences.
Character questions
About 现
Short answers based on the sources identified on this page.
What does 现 mean in Chinese?
现 is listed here with the concise learning meaning: to appear.
How do you pronounce 现?
现 is shown as xiàn.
Is 现 an HSK 1 character?
Yes. 现 is HSK 1 recognition character #196.
Can I practise writing 现?
Yes. Use Watch, Trace, or Write above.
Learning details
- HSK 1 recognition
- HSK 1–2 writing inventory
- 27 linked HSK words
Content transparency
Sources and editorial policy
- HSK placement: HSK 1 recognition character #196.
- Writing scope: HSK 1–2 writing inventory.
- Meaning and pronunciation: CC-CEDICT and linked HSK vocabulary data, shown as supplemental learning metadata.
- Vocabulary: source-linked HSK vocabulary records, each linked to its published HSK vocabulary page.
- Example sentences: published course contexts only; this page does not generate new example sentences.
- Stroke-order practice: HanziWriter character data. This is a source-linked learning reference, not an official HSK publication.