显赫

顯赫

xiǎnhè

adjective HSK 7-9 #15,989

Meanings

1 illustrious
2 prominent
3 distinguished

Characters

apparent; prominent

conspicuous; grand

Examples

他出身于一个显赫的家族。

Tā chūshēn yú yīgè xiǎnhè de jiāzú.

He comes from an illustrious family.

她在商界有着显赫的地位。

Tā zài shāngjiè yǒuzhe xiǎnhè de dìwèi.

She holds a prominent position in the business world.

Tips

register

显赫 is a formal, literary word. In everyday speech, you'd say 有名 (yǒumíng) or 了不起 (liǎobuqǐ) instead.

memory

Both characters mean 'shining/conspicuous' — double prominence = illustrious.

Stroke Order

显 xiǎn

赫 hè