展 zhǎn display
display; to unfold; to develop
How to remember 展: 尸 corpse + 龷 bacon rashers + tail = display. At the gallery opening, the artist lies as still as a corpse, covered in bacon rashers with a fake tail, while visitors stare at the strange display.
Component breakdown
展 = 尸 corpse + 龷 bacon rashers + tail
- 尸 corpse
- 龷 bacon rashers
- tail
At the gallery opening, the artist lies as still as a corpse, covered in bacon rashers with a fake tail, while visitors stare at the strange display.
How it came to be
A body over a cloth laid out flat with the folds shaken loose. Spreading a thing out so it can be seen is the sense; the bent body above is doing the spreading.
How it is used
- "To unfold/spread out," extended to "develop" and "exhibit." 发展 (fāzhǎn) to develop is the workhorse: 经济发展 (jīngjì fāzhǎn) economic development.
- The "exhibit" cluster: 展览 (zhǎnlǎn) exhibition, 展示 (zhǎnshì) to display/showcase, 展出 (zhǎnchū) to be on display.
- 展开 (zhǎnkāi) = to unfold/launch (a discussion, a map, an activity): 展开讨论 (zhǎnkāi tǎolùn) to open up a discussion.
Characters built with 展
Words with 展
- 发展fāzhǎndevelopHSK 3
- 展出zhǎnchūto put on displayHSK 5
- 展开zhǎnkāito unfoldHSK 5
- 展现zhǎnxiànto unfold before one's eyesHSK 5
- 展示zhǎnshìto revealHSK 5
- 展览zhǎnlǎnto put on displayHSK 5
- 开展kāizhǎnto launchHSK 5
- 参展cānzhǎnto exhibit at or take part in a trade show etcHSK 6
- 扩展kuòzhǎnto extendHSK 6
- 进展jìnzhǎnto make headwayHSK 6
- 展望zhǎnwàngoutlookHSK 7
- 舒展shūzhǎnto roll outHSK 7
- 一筹莫展yìchóu-mòzhǎnto be unable to find a solutionHSK 8
- 拓展tuòzhǎnto expandHSK 8
- 施展shīzhǎnto use fullyHSK 8
Example sentences
- 最近科技发展很快。 Zuìjìn kējì fāzhǎn hěn kuài.Technology has recently been developing rapidly.
- 国家的经济发展很快。 Guójiā de jīngjì fāzhǎn hěn kuài.The country's economy is developing very rapidly.
- 政府重点发展经济。 Zhèngfǔ zhòngdiǎn fāzhǎn jīngjì.The government focus is on economic development.