展
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zhǎn · to open, to unfold

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10Total strokes

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Upper-left enclosureCharacter structure

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尸Key radical

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Vocabulary in context

Common words with 展

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zhǎnWords pronounced zhǎn
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Example sentences

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Zhōng guó fā zhǎn dé tài kuài le.中国发展得太快了。

China's developing too quickly.

Source: Tatoeba #533405 · CC BY 2.0 FR
Suǒ yǒu rén dōu qù nǎ ér le? yǒu zhǎn lǎn huì ma?所有人都去哪儿了?有展览会吗?

Where are all the people going? Is there a fair?

Source: Tatoeba #8744836 · CC BY 2.0 FR
Wǒ gěi tā zhǎn shì le wǒ de fáng jiān.我给她展示了我的房间。

I showed her my room.

Source: Tatoeba #1779210 · CC BY 2.0 FR
Wǒ hái méi yǒu qǔ dé nà me dà de jìn zhǎn.我还没有取得那么大的进展。

I haven't made much progress.

Source: Tatoeba #8800806 · CC BY 2.0 FR
Shàng hǎi fā zhǎn dé kuài bu kuài?上海发展得快不快?

Is Shanghai developing quickly?

Source: Tatoeba #3702604 · CC BY 2.0 FR
Tā xiǎng qù běi jīng fā zhǎn tā de shì yè.她想去北京发展她的事业。

She wants to go to Beijing to further her career.

Source: Tatoeba #2448819 · CC BY 2.0 FR
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How to study 展 in context

  1. Say zhǎn, then recall the core meaning: to open, to unfold.
  2. Write all 10 strokes while keeping the upper-left enclosure balanced.
  3. Use it in 发展 (fā zhǎn), meaning “development”.
  4. Read the complete sentence aloud once, then cover the translation and explain how 展 works in that context.

Definitions and traditional forms are compiled from Make Me a Hanzi, HSK curriculum data, and CC-CEDICT. Sourced example sentences link to Tatoeba; editorial examples are labeled separately. Review data sources and licenses.