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现在

Traditional: 現在

xiàn zài

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xiàn zài · jin6 zoi6 (Jyutping)

  1. now; at present; currently

Definitions: CC-CEDICT contributors · CC BY-SA 4.0 · snapshot 2026-10-09. Display: consolidated readings, linked characters and marked pinyin. Original data

Character breakdown

现

Meaning
appear, manifest, become visible
Radical
王
Strokes
8
Components
⿰王见
Cangjie
MGBHU
Four-corner
1711

在

Meaning
be at, in, on; consist in, rest
Radical
土
Strokes
6
Components
⿸才土
Cangjie
KLG
Four-corner
4021.4

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