VISIBLE    出現見／現

ABLE to be SEEN.
PERCEPTIBLEPERCEIVABLESEEABLEOBSERVABLENOTICEABLEDETECTABLEDISCERNIBLEIN SIGHTIN/ON VIEWON DISPLAYEVIDENTAPPARENTMANIFESTTRANSPARENTPLAINCLEARCONSPICUOUSFRONT-AND-CENTEROBVIOUSPATENTUNMISTAKABLEUNCONCEALEDUNDISGUISEDPROMINENTSALIENTSTRIKINGGLARING
Old Chinese Criteria
1. The current general word for visibility is xiàn 見 / 現 (ant. yǐn 隱 "remain hidden"). 2. Xíng 形 (ant. cáng 藏 "be hidden") refers to taking shape or taking proper shape. 3. Xiào 效 (ant. huái 懷 "keep hidden within oneself") refers to somethings abstract becoming clearly manifest. 4. Xiǎn 顯 (ant. yōu 幽 "be in the dark and inaccessible to clear inspection") refers to something becoming prominently visible to all. 5. Zhāng 彰 (ant. yì 抑 "suppress wide knowledge of") refers to something becoming prominently visible to everyone in all its splendour or importance.
Modern Chinese Criteria
出現 現出 長出 冒出 湧出 起 rough draft to BEGIN TO identify synonym group members for analysis, based on CL etc. 18.11.2003. CH ／
Antonym
  • CONCEALCAUSE TO BECOME OBSCURE:invisible.
See also
  • LIGHTFEATURE which CAUSES THINGS TO BECOME VISIBLE AND LACKING which they are NOT VISIBLE.
Hypernym
  • ABLE　HAVE FEATURES one NEEDS in SELF:oneself FOR ACHIEVING something. (anc: 6/0, child: 16)
  • HAVE　RELATION to something such that it BE-IN:is in one OR is CONTROLLED by one. (anc: 5/0, child: 5)
  • RELATION　FEATURE of TWO OR MORE THINGS TOGETHER. (anc: 4/0, child: 15)
  • Traite elementaire des synonymes grecques ( DUFOUR 1910) p. 188

    • Words (10 items)

    現  xiàn OC: ɡeens MC: ɦen
    見  xiàn OC: ɡeens MC: ɦen 34 Attributions

      Word relations

      Syntactic words
    • DELETEactDELETE
    • nabfeatureappearance
    • vadNvisibleLZ
    • vibe visible
    • vi+prep+Nbecome visible to N
    • vi+prep+NN=placebecome visible in the place NLZ
    • vichangebecome visible, appear, come to light; show one's face
    • vt0oN{SUBJ}appear
    • vtoNinchoativebecome visible (in a place); turn up (in a text)
    • vtoNmathematical termCHEMLA 2003:
    形  xíng OC: ɡeeŋ MC: ɦeŋ 20 Attributions

    Xíng 形 (ant. cáng 藏 "be hidden") refers to taking shape or taking proper shape.

      Syntactic words
    • nabdimensionphyscial manifestation, visible manifestation; concrete action
    • vichangebecome physically manifest, take physical shape
    • vichangetake shape, be formed
    • vt prep Ntake shape in, become manifest inLZ
    • vtoNto form
    • vtoNcausativemake physically manifest
    彰  zhāng OC: kjaŋ MC: tɕi̯ɐŋ 5 Attributions

    Zhāng 彰 (ant. yì 抑 "suppress wide knowledge of") refers to something becoming prominently visible to everyone in all its splendour or importance.

      Word relations
    • Synon: 明/FAMOUS Míng 明(ant. yōu 幽 "without any special lustre") adds to the notion of illustriousness that of supernatural authority.

      Syntactic words
    • vichangebecome strikingly visible, become obvious
    顯  xiǎn OC: qhleenʔ MC: hen 3 Attributions

    Xiǎn 顯 (ant. yōu 幽 "be in the dark and inaccessible to clear inspection") refers to something becoming prominently visible to all.

      Syntactic words
    • nsubject=pluralvisible place, public place
    • vadNfigurativepertaining to the surface > superficial
    • viemerge clearly; be visible to all;  be public and clear (as the laws)
    • vtoNcausativecause to be visible, make visible
    明  míng OC: mraŋ MC: mɣaŋ 3 Attributions
      Syntactic words
    • nabmetaphysicalthe sphere of the visible
    • viinchoativebecome visibleDS
    效  xiào OC: ɡreews MC: ɦɣɛu 2 Attributions

    Xiào 效 (ant. huái 懷 "keep hidden within oneself") refers to somethings abstract becoming clearly manifest.

      Syntactic words
    • vichangeemerge clearly
    貌  mào OC: mreews MC: mɣɛu 1 Attribution
      Syntactic words
    • vtoNcausativegive external shape or expression
    彰露  zhāng lù OC: kjaŋ ɡ-raaɡs MC: tɕi̯ɐŋ luo̝ 1 Attribution
      Syntactic words
    • VPichangebecome evident, come out into the open
    借  jiè OC: skjaags MC: tsɣɛ 1 Attribution
      Syntactic words
    • vttoN1:postvtoN2let (someone N1) see (something N2) for a while; display (real feelings etc.) just for a moment (to someone) 以情借臣
    罄  qìng OC: kheeŋs MC: kheŋ 1 Attribution
      Syntactic words
    • viappear, manifest oneself; be present