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Translingual
Han character
展 (Kangxi radical 44, 尸+7, 10 strokes, cangjie input 尸廿女 (STV), four-corner 77232, composition ⿸尸⿱龷⿰𠄌⿺乀丿(GJKV) or ⿸尸⿸⿱龷𠄌⿺乀丿(HT))
Derived characters
References
- Kangxi Dictionary: page 302, character 10
- Dai Kanwa Jiten: character 7715
- Dae Jaweon: page 599, character 23
- Hanyu Da Zidian (first edition): volume 2, page 974, character 7
- Unihan data for U+5C55
Chinese
Glyph origin
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Old Chinese
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碾
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*ndenʔ, *ndens
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輾
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*ndens, *tenʔ
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展
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*tenʔ, *tens
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搌
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*tenʔ, *tens, *tʰenʔ
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Phono-semantic compound (形聲 / 形声, OC *tenʔ, *tens) : semantic 尸 + abbreviated phonetic 𧝑 (), which has a variant 𧝣; the original version is 㞡. The phonetic component is a reference to fine red silk clothes, one of the six garments worn by the queen in the Rites of Zhou, and it contains as well a reference to the concept of "opening, extending; watch carefully" in the component 㠭.
Similar but unrelated to 昔 and 共.
Etymology
From Proto-Sino-Tibetan *r-dal (“spread; extend; develop”) (STEDT).
Pronunciation
Note:
- diang2 - Shantou;
- diêng2 - Chaozhou.
Baxter–Sagart system 1.1 (2014)
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Character
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展
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展
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Reading #
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1/2
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2/2
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Modern Beijing (Pinyin)
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zhǎn
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zhǎn
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Middle Chinese
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‹ trjenX ›
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‹ trjenH ›
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Old Chinese
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/*trenʔ/
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/*tra-s/
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English
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roll over; unfold
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ritual robe
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Notes for Old Chinese notations in the Baxter–Sagart system:
* Parentheses "()" indicate uncertain presence;
* Square brackets "" indicate uncertain identity, e.g. * as coda may in fact be *-t or *-p;
* Angle brackets "<>" indicate infix;
* Hyphen "-" indicates morpheme boundary;
* Period "." indicates syllable boundary.
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Zhengzhang system (2003)
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Character
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展
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展
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Reading #
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1/2
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2/2
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No.
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16782
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16785
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Phonetic component
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展
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展
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Rime group
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元
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元
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Rime subdivision
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2
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2
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Corresponding MC rime
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展
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𩥇
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Old Chinese
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/*tenʔ/
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/*tens/
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Notes
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原從古體四工, 集韻或體作此
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Definitions
展
- to open; to unfold
- to stretch; to extend
- to postpone; to delay
- to exhibit; to display
- to give free play to; to display freely (abilities, etc.)
- exhibition; show; public display
- Used in 展轉/展转.
- a surname
Compounds
References
Japanese
Kanji
展
(Sixth grade kyōiku kanji)
- unfold
- expand
Readings
Compounds
Proper noun
展 • (Makoto)
- a male given name
Suffix
展 • (-ten)
- exhibition
Korean
Hanja
展 (eumhun 펼 전 (pyeol jeon))
- hanja form? of 전 (“to unfold, spread”)
Compounds
Vietnamese
Han character
展: Hán Nôm readings: triển, chẽn
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