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显要

xiǎn yào

2-character word Traditional 顯要

What 显要 means

1. prominent; eminent
2. important person; notable; dignitary

The characters in 显要

• 显xiǎnto make visible; to reveal; prominent
• 要yàoto want; to need; to ask for; will; shall; about to; need to; should

Sounds the same

Read xiǎn yào, tone for tone, but written differently.

• 险要strategically situated and easy to defend; strategic location
• 显耀to show off