Chinese

發現

/fä⁵⁵ ɕi̯ɛn⁵¹/
to discover; to find; to find out
  • TOCFL 3
  • 发现

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  • characterChinese發 “to shoot; to launch”
  • characterChinese現 “present; current”
    • meaningChinese玉 “jade (originally nephrite, now also including jadeite)”
    • soundChinese見 “to see”
      • componentChinese目 “eye (Classifier: 雙／双 mn-t)”
      • componentChinese卩 “kneeling person”

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