显得
HSK 3 (2021)Old HSK 5
显得 (xiǎnde) · to seem
显得 (xiǎnde) means “to seem; to look; to appear”. It is written with 2 characters: 显 (clear) + 得 (to get). It is an HSK 3 word in the 2021 standard.
How 显得 is built
The characters
显 xiǎn · clear
What 显 is made of
- 日rì — sun; day
- 口kǒu — mouth
- 冂 — frame
- 一 — horizontal stroke
- 一 — horizontal stroke
- 口kǒu — mouth
- 业yè — business
- 一 — horizontal stroke
Origin hint: 日 gives the meaning, 业 gives the sound. (from the Make Me a Hanzi dataset; treat as a memory aid where history is uncertain)
得 dé · to get
What 得 is made of
- 彳chì — to step with the left foot
- 丨 — vertical stroke
- 旦dàn — dawn
- 日rì — sun; day
- 口kǒu — mouth
- 一 — horizontal stroke
- 一 — horizontal stroke
- 日rì — sun; day
- 寸cùn — inch
Origin hint: A hand 寸 grabbing a shell 旦 (from the Make Me a Hanzi dataset; treat as a memory aid where history is uncertain)
Example sentences
她今天显得很高兴。Tā jīntiān xiǎnde hěn gāoxìng.She looks very happy today.
穿这件衣服显得你很年轻。Chuān zhè jiàn yīfu xiǎnde nǐ hěn niánqīng.This outfit makes you look young.
Questions about 显得
What does 显得 mean?
显得 (xiǎnde) means “to seem; to look; to appear”.
How do you pronounce 显得?
显得 is pronounced xiǎnde.
Which HSK level is 显得?
显得 is in HSK 3 (2021) and Old HSK 5.
Related words
- 明显míngxiǎnobvious
- 显然xiǎnránobviously
- 显示xiǎnshìto show
- 显著xiǎnzhùoutstanding
- 得到dédàoto get
- 记得jìdeto remember
- 觉得juédeto feel
- 得出déchūto reach (a result)
- 懂得dǒngdeto understand
- 取得qǔdéto get
Learn 显得 with its group
It is part of HSK 3 (2021) · Group 91: a short group with quick checks and spaced repeats.