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IDENTITY

zhǎnto unfold; to exhibit; to develop

HSK 3Top 300

CORE MEANING

to unfold; to exhibit; to develop

Part of speech
verb
Register
neutral

Senses

  1. 1.to exhibitHSK3
  2. 2.to developHSK4

FORM & BREAKDOWN

Radical
corpse radical (shī)
strokes
10
Structure
semi-enclosed compound
IDS sequence
⿸尸⿱龷⿰𠄌⿺乀丿
    • the body turning
    • part of the structure

USAGE

Common words

发展fāzhǎnto develop
展览zhǎnlǎnexhibition
展开zhǎnkāito unfold

Graded examples

  • 这个城市发展很快。Zhège chéngshì fāzhǎn hěn kuài.HSK4

    This city develops very quickly.

RELATIONS

Lookalike — don’t mix up

LEARNING

Memory aid

A body (尸) unfolding its robes — spreading out, exhibiting.

HSK version
3.0
Frequency rank
#300
Memory aid
memory-aid

TRUST & SOURCES

Reviewed by
AI-assisted editorial review
Last reviewed
2026-08-15

Sources

  • CC-CEDICT 2026-01-01

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