zhàn
verb #67,287

Meanings

  1. 1 to burst open; to split at the seam
  2. 2 to blossom; to come into bloom

Examples

HSK 6
Tā de wàitào kāixiàn, lùchū le pòzhàn.
His coat had split at the seam, showing a flaw.
HSK 7-9
Huāyuán lǐ de huā jìngxiāng zhànfàng.
The flowers in the garden are bursting into bloom.

Tips

usage
Literal sense: a seam bursting. 破绽 is a split seam, used figuratively for a flaw or giveaway in an argument or scheme. The bright sense is 绽放 (to burst into bloom), as a bud splits open.

Components

radical
silk; thread (radical form)
Left silk radical, the side-form of . The original image is a thread or stitched seam giving way, which then extends to a flower bud bursting open. Same thread family as 线 and .
phonetic
dìng
to settle; fixed
Right supplies the sound - dìng drifting to zhàn. It contributes no meaning here; it is the same phonetic seen in .

Stroke Order

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