显示
HSK 3 (2021)Old HSK 5
显示 (xiǎnshì) · to show
显示 (xiǎnshì) means “to show; to display”. It is written with 2 characters: 显 (clear) + 示 (altar). It is an HSK 3 word in the 2021 standard.
How 显示 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)
示 shì · altar
What 示 is made of
- 二 — two strokes
- 一 — horizontal stroke
- 一 — horizontal stroke
- 小xiǎo — small
- 亅 — hook
- 八bā — eight
Origin hint: An altar (from the Make Me a Hanzi dataset; treat as a memory aid where history is uncertain)
Example sentences
手机上显示有三个电话。Shǒujī shàng xiǎnshì yǒu sān gè diànhuà.The phone shows three calls.
电脑显示的时间对吗？Diànnǎo xiǎnshì de shíjiān duì ma?Is the time shown on the computer correct?
Questions about 显示
What does 显示 mean?
显示 (xiǎnshì) means “to show; to display”.
How do you pronounce 显示?
显示 is pronounced xiǎnshì.
Which HSK level is 显示?
显示 is in HSK 3 (2021) and Old HSK 5.
Related words
- 明显míngxiǎnobvious
- 显得xiǎndeto seem
- 显然xiǎnránobviously
- 显著xiǎnzhùoutstanding
- 表示biǎoshìto express
- 暗示ànshìto hint
- 出示chūshìto show
- 启示qǐshìinspiration
- 请示qǐngshìto ask for instructions
- 示范shìfànto demonstrate
Learn 显示 with its group
It is part of HSK 3 (2021) · Group 93: a short group with quick checks and spaced repeats.