展示
zhǎnshì · HSK 5
to reveal; to display; to show; to exhibit
🎪 展 = unfold/spread + 示 = show
展 means to unfold or spread out (think exhibitions, 展览); 示 means to show or display. Together: spread out and show — to exhibit, reveal, or lay bare for viewing.
示 — altar 示 (二 + 小); originally 丅 with three strokes
示 is a pictograph of an ancient altar or sacrificial stand, with the top line representing heaven and the strokes below depicting offerings or hanging banners. It originally meant 'to show' something to the spirits, and by extension came to mean 'to show, display, or indicate' in general. As a radical, it appears in many characters related to ritual, worship, and divine matters.