展品 (zhǎn pǐn) — exhibit, item on display

Definition

noun

exhibititem on display

Measure word · 件

展品。
Bó wù guǎn lǐ yǒu hěn duō zhēn guì de zhǎn pǐn.
There are many precious exhibits in the museum.
展品。
Zhè xiē zhǎn pǐn lái zì bù tóng de cháo dài.
These exhibits come from different dynasties.
展品。
Guān zhòng zhèng zài zǐ xì guān kàn zhǎn pǐn.
The audience is carefully watching the exhibits.

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 refers to displaying, and 品 is an item, so the word is an item put on display.

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.

品 repeats the same simple shape three times, representing various objects.

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