现

xiàn

to appear

present; now; existing; current

jade (王) + seeing (见) = appearing in the present

Jade (玉) was so prized that presenting it made something visible and real. When jade appears before eyes (见), it manifests — present, now, here.

王+见→现

王Jade (variant of 玉Semantic

见To seeSemantic

奔现

bēn xiàn

(neologism) to meet sb in real life after forming a relationship online

迟滞现象

chí zhì xiàn xiàng

hysteresis

重现

chóng xiàn

to reappear

重现江湖

chóng xiàn jiāng hú

see 重出江湖[chong2 chu1 jiang1 hu2]

闪现

shǎn xiàn

to flash

隐现

yǐn xiàn

glimpse (of something hidden)

难以实现

nán yǐ shí xiàn

hard to accomplish

显现

xiǎn xiàn

appearance

惊现

jīng xiàn

to appear unexpectedly

体现

tǐ xiàn

to embody

丢人现眼

diū rén xiàn yǎn

to make an exhibition of oneself

乍现

zhà xiàn

to appear suddenly