unfold · exhibit

1. Origins, structure, and basic meaning

• Structure: 展 is associated with unfolding or exhibiting; its on-reading is てん.
• Basic usage: 展覧会(てんらんかい) means an exhibition, while 発展(はってん) means development or progress.

2. Common pitfalls and similar expressions

• An event showing works and development
  • 展覧会 is an exhibition where works are viewed in a museum or for which students arrange their works. 展覧会に向けて means in preparation for an exhibition.
  • 発展 is used for a port growing into a trading city or research advancing. It is read はってん, with a small っ.