Liquid crystal display having pixel electrode with concave downward or convex upward portions

A liquid crystal display, comprising:

• a first substrate;
• a switching element disposed on the first substrate;
• a pixel electrode connected to the switching element;
• an opposing electrode opposing the pixel electrode;
• and
• a liquid crystal layer disposed between the pixel electrode and the opposing electrode and comprising liquid crystal molecules,
• wherein the pixel electrode comprises a plurality of branches, length directions of the branches being different in different sub-regions of the pixel electrode,
• wherein the pixel electrode comprises concave portions, convex portions, and slits where the pixel electrode is removed, the concave portions and the convex portions being alternately arranged,
• wherein each of the slits is disposed between only neighboring convex portions or between only neighboring concave portions in a sub-region,
• wherein the branches correspond to the concave portions or the convex portions, and
• wherein two of the concave portions and one of the convex portions that is interposed between the two concave portions are adjacently arranged in the sub-region and extend in the same direction, or two of the convex portions and one of the concave portions that is interposed between the two convex portions are adjacently arranged in the sub-region and extend in the same direction.