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现 — to appear; present; now

to appear; present; now; existing; current

Pinyin
xiàn
Strokes
8
HSK level
HSK 1
Handwriting
required

How to write 现: 8 strokes

Each cell adds one stroke to the previous ones, with the new stroke in red. Stroke order is not decoration: it sets the proportions of the character and makes handwriting legible to a reader. This character is on the HSK handwriting list, so the exam expects you to write it, not only recognise it.

现 — 8 strokes, in writing order from left to right.

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Words with 现 in the HSK syllabus: 27

Every word in the official 2026 syllabus that contains this character, with the level it is introduced at. Learning a character pays off through these: each one combines with the characters you already know.

  1. 现在xiànzàinow; at present; currentlyHSK 1
  2. 发现fāxiànto notice; to become aware ofHSK 3
  3. 表现biǎoxiànto show; to show off; to display; to manifestHSK 4
  4. 出现chūxiànto appear; to arise; to emerge; to show upHSK 4
  5. 现金xiànjīncashHSK 4
  6. 现有xiànyǒucurrently existing; currently availableHSK 4
  7. 实现shíxiànto achieve; to implement; to realize; to bring aboutHSK 5
  8. 体现tǐxiànto embody; to reflect; to incarnateHSK 5
  9. 现场xiànchǎngthe scene; the spot; the siteHSK 5
  10. 现代xiàndàiHyundai, South Korean companyHSK 5
  11. 现代化xiàndàihuàmodernizationHSK 5
  12. 现实xiànshíreality; actuality; real; actualHSK 5
  13. 现象xiànxiàngphenomenon; appearanceHSK 5
  14. 现状xiànzhuàngcurrent situationHSK 5
  15. 展现zhǎnxiànto unfold before one's eyes; to emerge; to reveal; to displayHSK 5
  16. 呈现chéngxiànto appear; to emerge; to present; to demonstrateHSK 6
  17. 现存xiàncúnextant; existent; in stockHSK 6
  18. 现货xiànhuòmerchandise or commodities available immediately after saleHSK 6
  19. 涌现yǒngxiànto emerge in large numbers; to spring upHSK 6
  20. 重现chóngxiànto reappearHSK 7–9
  21. 兑现duìxiànto cash; to honor a commitmentHSK 7–9
  22. 浮现fúxiànto come to mind; to appear; to emergeHSK 7–9
  23. 显现xiǎnxiànappearance; to appearHSK 7–9
  24. 现成xiànchéngready-made; readily availableHSK 7–9
  25. 现任xiànrènto occupy a post currently; current; incumbentHSK 7–9
  26. 现行xiànxíngto be in effect; in force; currentHSK 7–9
  27. 再现zàixiànto recreate; to reconstructHSK 7–9

Glosses come from CC-CEDICT, used under CC BY-SA 4.0, and are the dictionary’s first sense rather than a translation chosen for context.