画展 (huà zhǎn) — art exhibition, painting exhibition

Definition

noun

art exhibitionpainting exhibition

Measure word · 个

画展。
Wǒ qù kàn le yí gè huà zhǎn.
I went to see an art exhibition.
画展。
Zhè ge huà zhǎn zhǎn chū le hěn duō xiàn dài huà jiā de zuò pǐn.
This art exhibition displays many works by modern painters.
画展？
Nǐ míng tiān yào bú yào hé wǒ yì qǐ qù kàn huà zhǎn?
Do you want to go see the art exhibition together with me tomorrow?

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.

画huàpainting

展zhǎnexhibition

画 paintings and 展 an exhibition combine to mean an exhibition of paintings.

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.

This origin belongs to the traditional form 畫; 画 is its simplified writing.

Meaning part形符xíngfú

聿聿yùbrush

Sound part声符shēngfú

規

規guī畫huà

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

The traditional form 畫 pairs 聿, a brush, with 規 for its sound. The simplified 画 is a later shorthand, so its parts are not the old parts.

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.

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