展 (zin2 | zhan3) : open up; expand; prolong; exhibit

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展

zin2

zhan3

[1] open up; spread out; unfold
[2] expand; stretch; extend (space)
[3] prolong; postpone; extend (time)
[4] exhibit; display; put on show
[5] put to good use; give free play to

Stroke count: 10

Level: 1

Radical: 尸 (#44)

This character is used in both Cantonese and Mandarin/Standard written Chinese.

展

This word has been viewed 12874 times since 30th Oct 2012, was added by sheik on 18th Mar 2007 21:22 and last edited on 13th Mar 2014 04:14

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孖展 maa1 zin2 = a merchant; margin (both as phonetic loanwords) 粵

沙展 saa1 zin2 = sergeant 粵

九展 gau2 zin2 jiu3 zhan3 = Hong Kong International Trade & Exhibition Centre (HITEC)

發展 faat3 zin2 fa1 zhan3 = to develop; development

展覽室 zin2 laam5 sat1 = exhibition room

展覽 zin2 laam5 zhan3 lan3 = exhibition

施展 si1 zin2 shi1 zhan3 = to use to the fullest; to maximise usage

伸展 san1 zin2 shen1 zhan3 = extension

舒展 syu1 zin2 shu1 zhan3 = unfold; unroll; smooth out

展出 zin2 ceot1 zhan3 chu1 = to exhibit; to put on show; to put on display
See all 84 compounds (CantoDict reports 93 compounds in total, but some may be Common Formations)

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國 : This term is used in Mandarin/Standard written Chinese, not Cantonese.
粵 : This term is used in Cantonese, not Mandarin/Standard written Chinese.
No icon: This term is used in both Cantonese and Mandarin/Standard written Chinese.

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Decimal representation of this word: 展
Unicode code for this character: U+5c55 (off-site link)

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