现象

xiànxiàng · HSK 3

phenomenon

🌈 现 = appear/now + 象 = elephant/image → 'appearing image' = phenomenon

现 means 'appear' or 'present/now'; 象 originally depicted an elephant and extended to 'image/form'. Together: an image that appears — a phenomenon. Rainbows and eclipses are classic 自然现象 (natural phenomena).

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