显著
xiǎnzhù · HSK 4
striking
🌟 显 = visible/show + 著 = marked/prominent; together: strikingly noticeable
显 means to show or appear (think 显示 display); 著 means marked or notable (as in 著名 famous). Combined, 显著 describes something so clearly shown it stands out — a remarkable, striking difference.
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.