出现
HSK 4 (exam 2025)HSK 2 (2021)Old HSK 4
出现 (chūxiàn) · to appear
出现 (chūxiàn) means “to appear; to show up”. It is written with 2 characters: 出 (to go out) + 现 (to appear). It is an HSK 4 word in the current exam syllabus (2025).
How 出现 is built
The characters
出 chū · to go out
What 出 is made of
- 屮chè — sprout
- 凵qiǎn — container
- 丨 — vertical stroke
- 凵qiǎn — container
Origin hint: A sprout 屮 growing out of a container 凵 (from the Make Me a Hanzi dataset; treat as a memory aid where history is uncertain)
现 xiàn · to appear
What 现 is made of
- 王wáng — king
- 一 — horizontal stroke
- 土tǔ — earth
- 十 — ten
- 一 — horizontal stroke
- 见jiàn — to see
- 冂 — frame
- 丨 — vertical stroke
- 儿ér — child
- 丿 — falling stroke
- 乚 — hook stroke
- 冂 — frame
Origin hint: To see 见 jade 王; 见 also provides the pronunciation (from the Make Me a Hanzi dataset; treat as a memory aid where history is uncertain)
Example sentences
门口出现了一个人。Ménkǒu chūxiàn le yī gè rén.Someone appeared at the door.
这个问题常出现吗？Zhège wèntí cháng chūxiàn ma?Does this problem come up often?
Questions about 出现
What does 出现 mean?
出现 (chūxiàn) means “to appear; to show up”.
How do you pronounce 出现?
出现 is pronounced chūxiàn.
Which HSK level is 出现?
出现 is in HSK 4 (exam 2025) and HSK 2 (2021) and Old HSK 4.
Related words
- 出来chūláito come out
- 出去chūqùto go out
- 出发chūfāto set off
- 出国chūguóto go abroad
- 出口chūkǒuexit
- 出门chūménto go out
- 出生chūshēngto be born
- 出院chūyuànto leave hospital
- 出租chūzūto rent out
- 出租车chūzūchētaxi
Learn 出现 with its group
It is part of HSK 2 (2021) · Group 72: a short group with quick checks and spaced repeats.