显

to make visible / to reveal / prominent / conspicuous / (prefix) phanero-

显 = 业 + 日 : Marie Curie (xi) is dating the bullfrog (业) in the anthill (an3). There is a prominent (显) sun (日) floating over the bullfrog which Marie just cannot ignore, so she has to stare at the sun barely able to say anything for the whole evening.

显 character breakdown

显
- 日
  - 一
  - 囗
- 业

日

rì = r + Ø4

abbr. for 日本[Ri4 ben3], Japan

日

rì = r + Ø4

sun / day / date, day of the month

日 = 囗 + 一 : Robinson Crusoe (r) is hiding from the sun (日) in an enclosure (囗) full of flutes (一) in the space station's bathroom (Ø4).

业

業

yè = y + e4

surname Ye

业

業

yè = y + e4

line of business / industry / occupation / job / employment / school studies / enterprise / property / (Buddhism) karma / deed / to engage in / already

I can't help but see a bullfrog in 业. Maud Younger finds that the climate in the elevator's bathroom are perfect for her new business: growing bullfrogs.

Characters with 显 as component

湿

濕

shi̅ = sh + Ø1

moist / wet

湿 = 显 + 氵 : Sherlock Holmes (sh) is investigating a wet (湿) puddle next to an empty water bottle (氵) in front of the space station (Ø1). Although it is very obvious what happened through the conspicuous (显) empty water bottle, Sherlock still has to think hard about it.

湿

溼

shi̅ = sh + Ø1

variant of 濕|湿[shi1]

顕

xiǎn = xi + an3

Japanese variant of 顯|显