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展zhǎnto spread out
展 is a single shape of 10 strokes. Learn it whole, then watch its stroke order below.
现xiànto appear
王king · wáng
见to see · jiàn
Memory aid王 here is jade 玉, and 见 gives the sound (it was once also read xiàn, “to appear”). Picture jade catching the eye: to appear, now.
How to write 展现
展 10 strokes · 现 8 strokes
Watch the order, then press Try writing it and draw each stroke in the grid. Each stroke is checked as you go.
Stroke order chart for 展现 (zhǎnxiàn). Red marks the next stroke, so you can copy it onto paper one step at a time.
展现 (zhǎnxiàn) means “to show” or “to display”. It is an HSK 6 word.
Say it zhǎnxiàn: zhǎn with a 3rd tone, then xiàn with a 4th tone. Press Listen at the top of this page to hear it, or Slowly to hear each tone clearly.
In Traditional characters, used in Taiwan and Hong Kong, 展现 is written 展現. The pronunciation is the same.
Add a Chinese (Simplified) pinyin keyboard to your phone or computer, type zhanxian with no tone marks or spaces, then choose 展现 from the suggestions. Typing zhanxian into this dictionary’s search box finds it too.
展现 is an HSK 6 word in the HSK 2.0 word lists.
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Sources: meaning and pinyin checked by a native Mandarin teacher against the official HSK lists. Extra meanings from CC-CEDICT (CC BY-SA 4.0). Example sentences written by WillyChina. Character parts and stroke order from Make Me a Hanzi.
展zhǎn3rd tone, dipping
现xiàn4th tone, falling
