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出现

chū xiàn

to appear

Stroke order of 出现

2 characters, 13 strokes in total. Watch the animation, then try writing it yourself.

出 · 5 strokes现 · 8 strokes

Memory trick

A sprout pushes out '出' of the pit, and you see '见' jade '王' — it appears!

Parts: 出 go out (sprout rising from 凵 pit; looks like stacked 山) + 现 appear (王 jade + 见 see)

The characters in 出现

  • 出 chū — to go out; to exit (5 strokes)

Example sentence

天上出现了一道彩虹。

A rainbow appeared in the sky.

Words with 出

Words with 现

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