显然
HSK 3 (2021)Old HSK 5
显然 (xiǎnrán) · obviously
显然 (xiǎnrán) means “obviously; clearly”. It is written with 2 characters: 显 (clear) + 然 (certainly). It is an HSK 3 word in the 2021 standard.
How 显然 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)
然 rán · certainly
What 然 is made of
- 肰rán — dog meat
- ⺼ — meat
- 犬quǎn — dog
- 大dà — big
- 丶 — dot
- 灬huǒ — fire
Origin hint: 灬 gives the meaning, 肰 gives the sound. (from the Make Me a Hanzi dataset; treat as a memory aid where history is uncertain)
Example sentences
显然，他不知道这件事。Xiǎnrán, tā bù zhīdào zhè jiàn shì.Clearly, he doesn't know about this.
他显然很累了。Tā xiǎnrán hěn lèi le.He is obviously very tired.
Questions about 显然
What does 显然 mean?
显然 (xiǎnrán) means “obviously; clearly”.
How do you pronounce 显然?
显然 is pronounced xiǎnrán.
Which HSK level is 显然?
显然 is in HSK 3 (2021) and Old HSK 5.
Related words
- 明显míngxiǎnobvious
- 显得xiǎndeto seem
- 显示xiǎnshìto show
- 显著xiǎnzhùoutstanding
- 大自然dàzìránnature (the natural world)
- 忽然hūránsuddenly
- 然后ránhòuthen
- 虽然suīránalthough
- 必然bìráninevitable
- 当然dāngránof course
Learn 显然 with its group
It is part of HSK 3 (2021) · Group 92: a short group with quick checks and spaced repeats.