现象
HSK 3 (2021)Old HSK 5
现象 (xiànxiàng) · phenomenon
现象 (xiànxiàng) means “phenomenon”. It is written with 2 characters: 现 (to appear) + 象 (elephant). It is an HSK 3 word in the 2021 standard.
How 现象 is built
The characters
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)
象 xiàng · elephant
What 象 is made of
- ⺈ — top shape
- 口kǒu — mouth
- 冂 — frame
- 丨 — vertical stroke
- 一 — horizontal stroke
- 冂 — frame
- 豕shǐ — pig
Origin hint: boar (from the Make Me a Hanzi dataset; treat as a memory aid where history is uncertain)
Example sentences
这种现象很常见。Zhè zhǒng xiànxiàng hěn chángjiàn.This phenomenon is very common.
下雨是一种自然现象。Xiàyǔ shì yī zhǒng zìrán xiànxiàng.Rain is a natural phenomenon.
Questions about 现象
What does 现象 mean?
现象 (xiànxiàng) means “phenomenon”.
How do you pronounce 现象?
现象 is pronounced xiànxiàng.
Which HSK level is 现象?
现象 is in HSK 3 (2021) and Old HSK 5.
Related words
- 现在xiànzàinow
- 出现chūxiànto appear
- 发现fāxiànto find
- 实现shíxiànto realize
- 表现biǎoxiànto perform
- 体现tǐxiànto reflect
- 现场xiànchǎngscene
- 现代xiàndàimodern
- 现金xiànjīncash
- 现实xiànshíreality
Learn 现象 with its group
It is part of HSK 3 (2021) · Group 98: a short group with quick checks and spaced repeats.