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See also: 现
現 U+73FE, 現
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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

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 (“jade”) + phonetic 見 (OC *keːns, *ɡeːns). The use of 王 as the archaic form of 玉 is a reference to something precious and/or brilliant that easily catches the eye. However, the phonetic component indicates an eye, hence it adds part of the meaning.

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

Note: hiàn - vernacular, probably substitute for 獻.
Note:
  • hing7 - Chaozhou, Shantou, Chenghai, Raoping;
  • hêng7 - Jieyang;
  • hiang7 - Chaoyang, Puning, Huilai.
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/
Bernhard
Karlgren 		/ɣienH/
Expected
Mandarin
Reflex 		xiàn
Expected
Cantonese
Reflex 		jin6
Baxter–Sagart system 1.1 (2014)
Character 現
Reading # 1/1
Modern
Beijing
(Pinyin) 		xiàn
Middle
Chinese 		‹ henH ›
Old
Chinese 		/*N-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. * 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
    現階段／现阶段  ―  xiàn jiēduàn  ―  the present stage
  2. to appear; to manifest; to become visible
  3. on the spot; then and there
    現學現賣／现学现卖  ―  xiànxuéxiànmài  ―  immediately wielding new knowledge
    現切現賣／现切现卖  ―  xiàn qiē xiàn mài  ―  freshly portioned and directly sold
    現充羽絨被／现充羽绒被  ―  xiàn chōng yǔróngbèi  ―  duvet filled on the spot
  4. ready; on hand
    現金／现金  ―  xiànjīn  ―  cash
    現貨／现货  ―  xiànhuò  ―  merchandise in stock
  5. cash
    兌現／兑现  ―  duìxiàn  ―  to cash (a cheque, etc.)
    套現／套现   ―  tou3 jin6-2   ―  to cash out
  6. (Southern Min) clear; plain; distinct

Compounds

Japanese

Kanji

現

(Fifth grade kyōiku kanji)

  1. present
  2. existing

Readings

Compounds

Pronunciation

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

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)) ”, in (ゆめ)(くい)(けん)(ぶん) , 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

Korean

Etymology

From Middle Chinese 現 (MC henH).

Historical readings

Pronunciation

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

Hanja

Korean Wikisource has texts containing the hanja:

Wikisource

現 (eumhun 나타날 현 (natanal hyeon))

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

Compounds

References

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

Vietnamese

Han character

現: Hán Nôm readings: hiện, hẹn, kén

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