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字HANZI DESK

现实

Traditional: 現實

xiàn shí

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xiàn shí · jin6 sat6 (Jyutping)

  1. reality; actuality
  2. real; actual
  3. realistic; pragmatic; materialistic; self-interested

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

实

Meaning
real, true; honest, sincere
Radical
宀
Strokes
8
Components
⿱宀头
Cangjie
JYK
Four-corner
3080

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