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现xiànto appear
王king · wáng
见to see · jiàn
Memory aid王 here is jade 玉, and 见 gives the sound (it was once also read xiàn, “to appear”). Picture jade catching the eye: to appear, now.
状zhuàngform; appearance; shape
丬half of tree trunk · qiángSound part
犬dog · quǎnMeaning part
犬 hints at the meaning (dog); 丬 (qiáng) hints at the sound. Compare it with zhuàng.
How to write 现状
现 8 strokes · 状 7 strokes
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Stroke order chart for 现状 (xiànzhuàng). Red marks the next stroke, so you can copy it onto paper one step at a time.
现状 (xiànzhuàng) means “current situation” or “status quo”. It is an HSK 6 word.
Say it xiànzhuàng: xiàn with a 4th tone, then zhuàng with a 4th tone. Press Listen at the top of this page to hear it, or Slowly to hear each tone clearly.
In Traditional characters, used in Taiwan and Hong Kong, 现状 is written 現狀. The pronunciation is the same.
Add a Chinese (Simplified) pinyin keyboard to your phone or computer, type xianzhuang with no tone marks or spaces, then choose 现状 from the suggestions. Typing xianzhuang into this dictionary’s search box finds it too.
现状 is an HSK 6 word in the HSK 2.0 word lists.
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Sources: meaning and pinyin checked by a native Mandarin teacher against the official HSK lists. Extra meanings from CC-CEDICT (CC BY-SA 4.0). Example sentences written by WillyChina. Character parts and stroke order from Make Me a Hanzi.
现xiàn4th tone, falling
