明显
míngxiǎn · HSK 3
obvious
☀️👁️ 明 = sun + moon (bright); 显 = clearly visible
明 combines 日 (sun) and 月 (moon), the two brightest things, meaning bright/clear. 显 originally depicted threads under sunlight, showing fine details plainly. Together: brightly shown, i.e. obvious.
显 — sun 日 + head/page 頁 (simplified from 顯)
Originally 顯, showing a head 頁 looking at silk threads under the sun 日, suggesting things made visible or apparent. The meaning extended from 'clearly seen' to 'manifest, evident, prominent.' Simplified to 显 by reducing the silk-and-head element to a small mark beneath 日.