現

See also: 现

現 U+73FE, 現 CJK UNIFIED IDEOGRAPH-73FE ← 珽 [U+73FD] CJK Unified Ideographs 珿 → [U+73FF]

Translingual

Stroke order

Japan

Han character

現 (Kangxi radical 96, 玉+7, 11 strokes, cangjie input 一土月山山 (MGBUU), four-corner 1611₀, composition ⿰𤣩見)

Derived characters

• 𠻷, 𣎔, 𡠝

Related characters

• 现 (Simplified Chinese)

References

• Kangxi Dictionary: page 732, character 22
• Dai Kanwa Jiten: character 21004
• Dae Jaweon: page 1143, character 18
• Hanyu Da Zidian (first edition): volume 2, page 1116, character 3
• Unihan data for U+73FE

Chinese

trad.		現
simp.		现
alternative forms		見／见

Glyph origin

Characters in the same phonetic series (見) (Zhengzhang, 2003) 

	Old Chinese
涀	*ɡeːlʔ, *kʰeːns, *ɡeːns
莧	*ɡreːns
粯	*ɡreːns
晛	*ŋl'eːns, *ɡeːnʔ
筧	*keːnʔ
絸	*keːnʔ
垷	*keːnʔ, *ɡeːnʔ
挸	*keːnʔ
見	*keːns, *ɡeːns
俔	*kʰeːns, *ɡeːnʔ
蜆	*kʰeːns, *qʰeːnʔ, *ɡeːnʔ
硯	*ŋɡeːn, *ŋɡeːns
峴	*ɡeːnʔ
哯	*ɡeːnʔ
睍	*ɡeːnʔ
現	*ɡeːns

Phono-semantic compound (形聲／形声, OC *ɡeːns) : semantic 玉 (“jewel”) + phonetic 見 (OC *keːns, *ɡeːns).

Etymology

Stativized form of the transitive verb 見 (OC *keːns, “to see”), formed by a nasal prefix and expressing the sense "to be visible; to appear" (Mei, 2012).

Pronunciation

• Mandarin

  (Standard)

  (Pinyin): xiàn (xian⁴)

  (Zhuyin): ㄒㄧㄢˋ

  (Chengdu, Sichuanese Pinyin): xian⁴

  (Dungan, Cyrillic and Wiktionary): щүан (xüan, II) / щян (xi͡an, III)

• Cantonese

  (Guangzhou–Hong Kong, Jyutping): jin⁶

  (Taishan, Wiktionary): yen⁵

• Gan (Wiktionary): xien⁵
• Hakka

  (Sixian, PFS): hien / hian

  (Meixian, Guangdong): hian⁴

• Jin (Wiktionary): xie³
• Northern Min (KCR): hīng
• Eastern Min (BUC): hiêng
• Southern Min

  (Hokkien, POJ): hiān / hiàn

  (Teochew, Peng'im): hing⁷ / hêng⁷ / hiang⁷

• Wu (Shanghai, Wugniu): ⁶yi
• Xiang (Changsha, Wiktionary): xienn⁵ / xienn⁴

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• Mandarin
  • (Standard Chinese)⁺
    • Hanyu Pinyin: xiàn
    • Zhuyin: ㄒㄧㄢˋ
    • Tongyong Pinyin: siàn
    • Wade–Giles: hsien⁴
    • Yale: syàn
    • Gwoyeu Romatzyh: shiann
    • Palladius: сянь (sjanʹ)
    • Sinological IPA ^(key): /ɕi̯ɛn⁵¹/
  • (Chengdu)
    • Sichuanese Pinyin: xian⁴
    • Scuanxua Ladinxua Xin Wenz: xian
    • Sinological IPA ^(key): /ɕiɛn²¹³/
  • (Dungan)
    • Cyrillic and Wiktionary: щүан (xüan, II) / щян (xi͡an, III)
    • Sinological IPA ^(key): /ɕyæ̃⁵¹/, /ɕiæ̃⁴⁴/

    (Note: Dungan pronunciation is currently experimental and may be inaccurate.)

• Cantonese
  • (Standard Cantonese, Guangzhou–Hong Kong)
    • Jyutping: jin⁶
    • Yale: yihn
    • Cantonese Pinyin: jin⁶
    • Guangdong Romanization: yin⁶
    • Sinological IPA ^(key): /jiːn²²/
  • (Taishanese, Taicheng)
    • Wiktionary: yen⁵
    • Sinological IPA ^(key): /jen³²/
• Gan
  • (Nanchang)
    • Wiktionary: xien⁵
    • Sinological IPA ^(key): /ɕiɛn¹¹/
• Hakka
  • (Northern Sixian, incl. Miaoli)
    • Pha̍k-fa-sṳ: hien
    • Hakka Romanization System: hien
    • Hagfa Pinyim: hian⁴
    • Sinological IPA: /hi̯en⁵⁵/
  • (Southern Sixian, incl. Meinong)
    • Pha̍k-fa-sṳ: hian
    • Hakka Romanization System: hian
    • Hagfa Pinyim: hian⁴
    • Sinological IPA: /hi̯an⁵⁵/
  • (Meixian)
    • Guangdong: hian⁴
    • Sinological IPA: /hian⁵³/
• Jin
  • (Taiyuan)⁺
    • Wiktionary: xie³
    • Sinological IPA (old-style): /ɕie⁴⁵/
• Northern Min
  • (Jian'ou)
    • Kienning Colloquial Romanized: hīng
    • Sinological IPA ^(key): /xiŋ⁵⁵/
• Eastern Min
  • (Fuzhou)
    • Bàng-uâ-cê: hiêng
    • Sinological IPA ^(key): /hiɛŋ²⁴²/
• Southern Min
  • (Hokkien: Xiamen, Quanzhou, Zhangzhou, Jinjiang, General Taiwanese)
    • Pe̍h-ōe-jī: hiān
    • Tâi-lô: hiān
    • Phofsit Daibuun: hien
    • IPA (Quanzhou, Jinjiang): /hiɛn⁴¹/
    • IPA (Xiamen, Zhangzhou): /hiɛn²²/
    • IPA (Taipei, Kaohsiung): /hiɛn³³/
  • (Hokkien: General Taiwanese)
    • Pe̍h-ōe-jī: hiàn
    • Tâi-lô: hiàn
    • Phofsit Daibuun: hiexn
    • IPA (Kaohsiung): /hiɛn²¹/
    • IPA (Taipei): /hiɛn¹¹/

Note: hiàn - vernacular, probably substitute for 獻.

• • (Teochew)
    • Peng'im: hing⁷ / hêng⁷ / hiang⁷
    • Pe̍h-ōe-jī-like: hīng / hēng / hiāng
    • Sinological IPA ^(key): /hiŋ¹¹/, /heŋ¹¹/, /hiaŋ¹¹/

Note:

• hing7 - Chaozhou, Shantou, Chenghai, Raoping;
• hêng7 - Jieyang;
• hiang7 - Chaoyang, Puning, Huilai.

• Wu
  • (Northern: Shanghai)
    • Wugniu: ⁶yi
    • MiniDict: yi^去
    • Wiktionary Romanisation (Shanghai): ³hhi
    • Sinological IPA (Shanghai): /ɦi²³/
• Xiang
  • (Changsha)
    • Wiktionary: xienn⁵ / xienn⁴
    • Sinological IPA ^(key): /ɕi̯ẽ²¹/, /ɕi̯ẽ⁴⁵/

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• Middle Chinese: henH

Rime
Character	現
Reading #	1/1
Initial (聲)	匣 (33)
Final (韻)	先 (85)
Tone (調)	Departing (H)
Openness (開合)	Open
Division (等)	IV
Fanqie	胡甸切
Baxter	henH
Reconstructions
Zhengzhang Shangfang	/ɦenH/
Pan Wuyun	/ɦenH/
Shao Rongfen	/ɣɛnH/
Edwin Pulleyblank	/ɦɛnH/
Li Rong	/ɣenH/
Wang Li	/ɣienH/
Bernard Karlgren	/ɣienH/
Expected Mandarin Reflex	xiàn
Expected Cantonese Reflex	jin6

• Old Chinese

  (Baxter–Sagart): /*N-[k]ˤen-s/

  (Zhengzhang): /*ɡeːns/

Baxter–Sagart system 1.1 (2014)
Character	現
Reading #	1/1
Modern Beijing (Pinyin)	xiàn
Middle Chinese	‹ henH ›
Old Chinese	/*N-[k]ˁen-s/
English	appear
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	現
Reading #	1/1
No.	6207
Phonetic component	見
Rime group	元
Rime subdivision	2
Corresponding MC rime	見
Old Chinese	/*ɡeːns/
Notes	俗同見

Definitions

現

1. present; current
2. to appear; to manifest; to become visible
3. now

   • 現我只想與祢同去　終此世　居於祢愛裡 [Literary Cantonese, trad.]
     现我只想与祢同去　终此世　居于祢爱里 [Literary Cantonese, simp.]

     From: 2020, 原始和聲 [Raw Harmony], lyrics by 李俊霆 [Matthew Li], 願盡我一生

     jin⁶ ngo⁵ zi² soeng² jyu⁵ nei⁵ tung⁴ heoi³, zung¹ ci² sai³, geoi¹ jyu¹ nei⁵ oi³ leoi⁵ [Jyutping]

     Now, I only want to go with You, dwelling in Your love this whole life

4. on the spot; then and there

   現殺現賣／现杀现卖  ―  xiàn shā xiàn mài  ―  slaughtered fresh and sold fresh

   現學現賣／现学现卖  ―  xiànxuéxiànmài  ―  immediately wielding new knowledge

Compounds

• 一切現成／一切现成
• 丟人現眼／丢人现眼 (diūrénxiànyǎn)
• 乍現／乍现
• 兌現／兑现 (duìxiàn)
• 公告現值／公告现值
• 再現／再现 (zàixiàn)
• 凝血現象／凝血现象
• 出現／出现 (chūxiàn)
• 吃現成／吃现成
• 吃現成飯／吃现成饭
• 呈現／呈现 (chéngxiàn)
• 圖窮匕現／图穷匕现 (túqióngbǐxiàn)
• 安於現狀／安于现状 (ānyúxiànzhuàng)
• 實現／实现 (shíxiàn)
• 封鎖現場／封锁现场
• 展現／展现 (zhǎnxiàn)
• 平分售現／平分售现
• 忽隱忽現／忽隐忽现
• 愛現／爱现 (àixiàn)
• 應物現形／应物现形
• 打嘴現世／打嘴现世
• 投現／投现
• 撿現成／捡现成
• 映現／映现
• 曇花一現／昙花一现 (tánhuāyīxiàn)
• 曙光乍現／曙光乍现
• 毛細現象／毛细现象 (máoxì xiànxiàng)
• 活現／活现 (huóxiàn)
• 活神活現／活神活现
• 活靈活現／活灵活现 (huólínghuóxiàn)
• 活龍活現／活龙活现 (huólónghuóxiàn)
• 浮現／浮现 (fúxiàn)
• 湧現／涌现 (yǒngxiàn)
• 湊現成／凑现成
• 犯罪現場／犯罪现场 (fànzuì xiànchǎng)
• 現下／现下 (xiànxià)
• 現世／现世 (xiànshì)
• 現世報／现世报 (xiànshìbào)
• 現世寶／现世宝
• 現世現報／现世现报
• 現世界／现世界
• 現今／现今 (xiànjīn)
• 現代／现代 (xiàndài)
• 現代主義／现代主义 (xiàndài zhǔyì)
• 現代人／现代人 (xiàndàirén)
• 現代化／现代化 (xiàndàihuà)
• 現代史／现代史
• 現代建築／现代建筑
• 現代繪畫／现代绘画
• 現代舞／现代舞 (xiàndàiwǔ)
• 現代芭蕾／现代芭蕾
• 現代藝術／现代艺术
• 現代詩／现代诗
• 現任／现任 (xiànrèn)
• 現值／现值
• 現出／现出 (xiànchū)
• 現出原身／现出原身
• 現前／现前
• 現勢／现势
• 現在／现在
• 現址／现址 (xiànzhǐ)
• 現場／现场 (xiànchǎng)
• 現場節目／现场节目
• 現大洋／现大洋 (xiàndàyáng)
• 現存／现存 (xiàncún)
• 現實／现实 (xiànshí)
• 現實主義／现实主义 (xiànshí zhǔyì)
• 現弄／现弄
• 現形／现形 (xiànxíng)
• 現役／现役 (xiànyì)
• 現役軍人／现役军人
• 現成／现成 (xiànchéng)
• 現成話／现成话
• 現成飯／现成饭
• 現時／现时 (xiànshí)
• 現時報／现时报
• 現期／现期
• 現款／现款 (xiànkuǎn)
• 現況／现况 (xiànkuàng)
• 現洋／现洋 (xiànyáng)
• 現狀／现状 (xiànzhuàng)
• 現現成成／现现成成
• 現眼／现眼 (xiànyǎn)
• 現職／现职 (xiànzhí)
• 現行／现行 (xiànxíng)
• 現行法／现行法
• 現行犯／现行犯 (xiànxíngfàn)
• 現象／现象 (xiànxiàng)
• 現貨／现货 (xiànhuò)
• 現貨市場／现货市场
• 現買現賣／现买现卖
• 現賣／现卖
• 現身／现身 (xiànshēn)
• 現身說法／现身说法
• 現金／现金 (xiànjīn)
• 現金帳／现金帐 (xiànjīnzhàng)
• 現金救助／现金救助
• 現金給付／现金给付
• 現金股利／现金股利
• 現鈔／现钞 (xiànchāo)
• 現錢／现钱 (xiànqián)
• 現階段／现阶段
• 發現／发现 (fāxiàn)
• 發現學習／发现学习
• 社會現象／社会现象 (shèhuì xiànxiàng)
• 神氣活現／神气活现
• 競合現象／竞合现象
• 第一現場／第一现场 (dì-yī xiànchǎng)
• 節目現場／节目现场
• 聖嬰現象／圣婴现象 (shèngyīng xiànxiàng)
• 自我實現／自我实现
• 自我表現／自我表现 (zìwǒ biǎoxiàn)
• 自然現象／自然现象 (zìrán xiànxiàng)
• 良心發現／良心发现
• 若隱若現／若隐若现 (ruòyǐnruòxiàn)
• 虹吸現象／虹吸现象
• 表現／表现 (biǎoxiàn)
• 表現主義／表现主义 (biǎoxiànzhǔyì)
• 貼現／贴现
• 貼現率／贴现率
• 貼現窗口／贴现窗口
• 退化現象／退化现象
• 退現／退现
• 重現／重现 (chóngxiàn)
• 重現江湖／重现江湖
• 重貼現率／重贴现率
• 針孔現象／针孔现象
• 閃現／闪现 (shǎnxiàn)
• 隱現／隐现
• 顯現／显现 (xiǎnxiàn)
• 體現／体现 (tǐxiàn)

 

Japanese

Kanji

現

(grade 5 “Kyōiku” kanji)

1. present
2. existing

Readings

• Go-on: げん (gen, Jōyō)
• Kan-on: けん (ken)
• Kun: あらわす (arawasu, 現す, Jōyō); あらわれる (arawareru, 現れる, Jōyō); うつつ (utsutsu, 現つ)

Compounds

• 現(げん)代(だい) (gendai): the present day, modern times
• 現(げん)実(じつ) (genjitsu): reality
• 現(げん)金(きん) (genkin): cash
• 現(げん)在(ざい) (genzai): the present, now
• 現(げん)在(ざい)地(ち) (genzaichi): you are here

Pronunciation

Kanji in this term
現
うつ(つ) Grade: 5
kun’yomi

• (Tokyo) うつつ [ùtsútsú] (Heiban – [0])
• (Tokyo) うつつ​ [ùtsútsúꜜ] (Odaka – [3])
• IPA^(key): [ɯ̟ᵝt͡sɨ̥ᵝt͡sɨᵝ]

Noun

現(うつつ) • (utsutsu) 

1. reality or consciousness, as opposed to a dream state or unconsciousness

   夢(ゆめ)と現(うつつ)の間(あいだ)

   yume to utsutsu no aida

   in between dreams and reality

   • 2003 January 27, Mashiba, Shin, “第(だい)八(はち)夜(や)　合(アワセ)鏡(カガミ)（後(コウ)編(ヘン)) [Night 8: Mirror within Mirror (Last Chapter)]”, in [夢](ゆめ)[喰](くい)[見](けん)[聞](ぶん) ([夢](ゆめ)[喰](くい)[見](けん)[聞](ぶん)) [The Dream-Eating Inspector], volume 2 (fiction), Tokyo: Square Enix, page 7:

     さあ　眠(ねむ)れしばし現(うつつ)にお別(わか)れだ

     Sā nemure shibashi utsutsu ni owakare da

     Well then, say goodbye to reality for the time being, and go to sleep

Derived terms

• 現(うつつ)を抜(ぬ)かす (utsutsu o nukasu)

Korean

Etymology

From Middle Chinese 現 (MC henH).

Historical readings
Recorded as Middle Korean 見/ᅘᅧᆫ〮 (Yale: hhyén) in Dongguk Jeongun (東國正韻 / 동국정운), 1448. Recorded as Early Modern Korean 見/현 (Yale: hyen) in Samun Seonghwi (三韻聲彙 / 삼운성휘), 1751.

Pronunciation

• (SK Standard/Seoul) IPA^(key): [çɘ(ː)n]
• Phonetic hangul: [현(ː)]
  • Though still prescribed in Standard Korean, most speakers in both Koreas no longer distinguish vowel length.

Hanja

Wikisource

現 (eumhun 나타날 현 (natanal hyeon))

1. Hanja form^? of 현 (“appear”).
2. Hanja form^? of 현 (“current; present; existing”).

Compounds

Compounds

• 현대 (現代, hyeondae, “modern; Hyundai”)
• 출현 (出現, chulhyeon, “appear”)
• 구현 (具現, guhyeon, “realization”)
• 현실 (現實, hyeonsil, “reality”)
• 표현 (表現, pyohyeon, “description”)
• 현재 (現在, hyeonjae, “present”)
• 현금 (現金, hyeon'geum, “cash”)
• 현존 (現存, hyeonjon, “existing”)
• 현상 (現像, hyeonsang, “phenomenon”)

References

• 국제퇴계학회 대구경북지부 (國際退溪學會 大邱慶北支部) (2007). Digital Hanja Dictionary, 전자사전／電子字典. [1]

Vietnamese

Han character

現: Hán Nôm readings: hiện, hẹn, kén

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