显 (顯) xiǎn

1. xiǎn verb to show; to manifest; to display
   Domain: Modern Chinese 现代汉语
   Notes: (CC-CEDICT '顯'; Guoyu '顯' v 1; Kroll 2015 '顯' 1a, p. 495; Unihan '顯')
2. xiǎn proper noun Xian
   Domain: Modern Chinese 现代汉语 , Subdomain: Names , Concept: given name 名字
   Notes: (Guoyu '顯' n)
3. xiǎn adjective evident; clear
   Domain: Literary Chinese 文言文
   Notes: (CC-CEDICT '顯'; Guoyu '顯' adj 1; Kroll 2015 '顯' 1, p. 495; Unihan '顯')
4. xiǎn adjective distinguished
   Domain: Literary Chinese 文言文
   Notes: (Guoyu '顯' adj 2; Kroll 2015 '顯' 2, pp. 495-496)
5. xiǎn adjective honored
   Domain: Literary Chinese 文言文
   Notes: A respectful reference to ancestors (Guoyu '顯' adj 3; Kroll 2015 '顯' 2a, pp. 495-496)

Contained in

• 显效(顯效) to show an effect; to produce an effect; a conspicuous effect
• 威显(威顯) awe-inspiring; power
• 争强显胜(爭強顯勝) to compete for display of wealth
• 明显(明顯) clear; distinct; obvious
• 显学(顯學) famous school; noted school of thought
• 大显身手(大顯身手) fully displaying one's capabilities
• 显露出(顯露出) to appear; to come out in the open
• 幽显异途(幽顯異途) life and death are different journeys
• 显微(顯微) micro-; microscopic; to make the minute visible
• 显赫(顯赫) famous; eminent
• 显职(顯職) prominent post
• 显灵(顯靈) (of a supernatural or divine being) to appear; to make itself manifest
• 凸显(凸顯) to present clearly; to give prominence to; to magnify; to be prominant
• 渐形明显(漸形明顯) for the shape to gradually become visible
• 显赫人物(顯赫人物) a famous person; a luminary
• 显示卡(顯示卡) graphics card
• 显山露水(顯山露水) to reveal one's talent
• 显达(顯達) illustrious; influential; prestigious
• 显微学(顯微學) microscopy
• 显形(顯形) to show one's true nature; to betray oneself
• 显考(顯考) honorific term for one's deceased father ; great-great-grandfather
• 电子显微镜(電子顯微鏡) electron microscope
• 隐显(隱顯) appearing and disappearing; dimly visible; intermittent; implicit (but not clearly present)
• 来电显示(來電顯示) caller ID
• 显白(顯白) to show off
• 高官显爵(高官顯爵) high ranking
• 隐显目标(隱顯目標) intermittent target
• 显出(顯出) to express; to exhibit
• 液晶显示器(液晶顯示器) liquid crystal display
• 彰显(彰顯) to manifest
• 显示屏(顯示屏) display; electronic display
• 显微镜载片(顯微鏡載片) microscopic slide
• 显扬(顯揚) to praise; to commend; to hallow
• 显老(顯老) to look old
• 突显(突顯) conspicuous
• 显微镜座(顯微鏡座) Microscopium
• 各显所长(各顯所長) each displays their own strengths
• 显耀(顯耀) to show off
• 显像管(顯像管) CRT used in TV or computer monitor; picture tube; kinescope

Also contained in

显宗 、 赵显 、 李显 、 等离子显示屏 、 显庆 、 显示器 、 显微镜 、 金刚錍论显性录 、 李显龙 、 显示晶片 、 梁显利油麻地社区中心 、 汤显祖

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• 卷六十四 列傳第三十四 武十三王 元四王 簡文三子 Volume 64 Biographies 34: Thirteen Princes of Wu; Four Princes of Yuan; Three Sons of Jianwen Book of Jin 晉書 — count: 48
• 卷二百十二 列傳第一百 俞大猷 戚繼光 劉顯 李錫 張元勳 Volume 212 Biographies 100: Yu Dayou, Qi Jiguang, Liu Xian, Li Xi, Zhang Yuanxun History of Ming 明史 — count: 45
• 卷一百三十四 志第八十七 樂九 Volume 134 Treatises 87: Music 9 History of Song 宋史 — count: 42
• 卷九十三 佞幸傳 Volume 93: Flatterers Book of Han 漢書 — count: 40
• 卷二百六十八 列傳第二十七 柴禹錫 張遜 楊守一 趙鎔 周瑩 王繼英 王顯 Volume 268 Biographies 27: Chai Yuxi, Zhang Xun, Yang Shouyi, Zhao Rong, Zhou Ying, Wang JiYing, Wang Xian History of Song 宋史 — count: 30
• 卷91 術藝:晁崇 張淵 殷紹 王早 耿玄 劉靈助 江式等 Volume 91: The Arts - Chao Chong, Zhang Yuan, Yin Shao, Wang Zao, Geng Xuan, Liu Lingzhu, Jiang Shi, and others Book of Wei 魏書 — count: 28
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• 卷九十　　列傳第七十八:　藝術下 Volume 90 Biographies 78: Diviners 2 History of the Northern Dynasties 北史 — count: 24
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Collocations

• 尊显 (尊顯) 貴富尊顯 — Guanzi 管子, 形勢解第六十四 Chapter 64: Resolving a Situation — count: 14
• 显荣 (顯榮) 為明師則顯榮 — Han Feizi 韓非子, 五蠹第四十九 Chapter 49: Five Vermin — count: 8
• 丕显 (丕顯) 先王昧爽丕顯 — Book of Documents 尚書, 商書 太甲上 Shang Shu - Tai Jia I — count: 6
• 显设 (顯設) 善顯設人者也 — Xunzi 荀子, 君道篇第十二 Chapter 12: The Way of the Sovereign — count: 4
• 显思 (顯思) 天維顯思 — The Book of Songs 詩經, 周頌‧閔予小子之什‧敬之 Sacrificial odes of Zhou - Decade Of Min Yu Xiao Zi - Jing Zhi — count: 4
• 显诸侯 (顯諸侯) 莫不爲天下之顯諸侯 — Xunzi 荀子, 儒效篇第八 Chapter 8: The Achievements of the Confucians — count: 4
• 天显 (天顯) 于弟弗念天顯 — Book of Documents 尚書, 周書 康誥 Zhou Shu - Announcement to the Prince of Kang — count: 4
• 显幽 (顯幽) 顯幽 — Xunzi 荀子, 致士篇第十四 Chapter 14: Recruiting Men of Worth — count: 4
• 罔显 (罔顯) 暨厥終罔顯 — Book of Documents 尚書, 商書 說命下（僞） Shang Shu - Charge to Yue III (forged) — count: 4
• 显民 (顯民) 顯民 — Book of Documents 尚書, 周書 康誥 Zhou Shu - Announcement to the Prince of Kang — count: 3