展区 (zhǎn ōu) — exhibition area; display zone | tongtong Chinese Dictionary

Definition

noun

exhibition areadisplay zone

Measure word · 个

Examples

展区，。
Zhè ge zhǎn ōu fēn wéi wǔ gè bù fen, zhǎn shì bù tóng shí qī de wén wù.
This exhibition area is divided into five sections, displaying artifacts from different periods.
展区，。
Cān guān zhǎn ōu shí qǐng bǎo chí ān jìng, bú yào chù mō zhǎn pǐn.
Please keep quiet and do not touch the exhibits when visiting the exhibition area.
展区。
Guó jì zhǎn ōu xī yǐn le lái zì sān shí duō gè guó jiā de cān zhǎn shāng.
The international exhibition area attracted exhibitors from more than thirty countries.

Origin

Compound word

构词法gòucífǎ

偏正piānzhèngModifier + head

The first part narrows down the second: it says what kind of thing the head is.

展zhǎndisplay

The '展' indicates display, and '区' denotes an area, giving an exhibition zone.

Characters in this word

Most characters — around four in five — are built this way: one part hints at the meaning, the other at the pronunciation.

Meaning part形符xíngfú

Sound part声符shēngfú

𧝑

𧝑𧝑展zhǎn

The sound has drifted apartThe sound part was a clue two thousand years ago — it often still helps, but not always.

展 is built from 尸 and 𧝑. The 𧝑 part points to fine red silk clothes and also contains the idea of opening or extending.

Two or more meaningful parts placed together so that their meanings combine into a new one.

This origin belongs to the traditional form 區; 区 is its simplified writing.

匸匸xì
品品pǐn

The traditional form 區 is made from 匸 and 品; the simplified 区 is a shorthand.

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