The kanji 展 primarily conveys the idea of "to expand," "to unfold," "to develop," or "to extend." It suggests a process of opening up, revealing, or becoming larger in scope or scale. The meaning often implies a broadening of something, whether it be a physical space, an idea, a skill, or an event.

・On-yomi (音読み): ⚫︎テン (ten) ・Kun-yomi (訓読み): ⚫︎ひろ-げる (hiro-geru): to unfold, to spread out ⚫︎ひろ-がる (hiro-garu): to spread, to extend

⚫︎発展（はってん） Translation: development, growth ⚫︎展示（てんじ） Translation: exhibition, display ⚫︎展開（てんかい） Translation: development, expansion, unfolding

The kanji 展 is a phono-semantic compound (形声文字, keisei moji). The left part is a radical (偏, hen) indicating a roof or building, and the right part is 尸 (し, shi) a human body. This suggests "a person in a building extending/spreading something." Historically, the character evolved to represent a process of opening up or spreading out. It visually symbolizes something extending or being displayed.