展厅 (zhǎn tīng) — exhibition hall, showroom, gallery | TongTong Chinese Dictionary

Definition

noun

exhibition hallshowroomgallery

Measure word · 个

Examples

展厅。
Zhè ge zhǎn tīng hěn dà.
This exhibition hall is very large.
展厅。
Wǒ men zài zhǎn tīng lǐ cān guān.
We are visiting the exhibition hall.
展厅。
zhǎn tīng Lǐ yǒu hěn duō piào liang de huà.
There are many beautiful paintings in the exhibition hall.

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zhǎnexhibit

A hall for displaying things, 展 'exhibit' specifying 厅 'hall'.

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.

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 廳; 厅 is its simplified writing.

广聽廳

Meaning part形符xíngfú

广广guǎnghouse

Sound part声符shēngfú

聽

聽tīng廳tīng

Same sound today

The traditional form 廳 pairs 广 (house) with 聽, which gives the sound; the simplified 厅 is a shorthand and its parts are not the original ones.

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