发展
HSK 3 (exam 2025)HSK 3 (2021)Old HSK 4
发展 (fāzhǎn) · to develop
发展 (fāzhǎn) means “to develop; development; growth”. It is written with 2 characters: 发 (to send) + 展 (to open). It is an HSK 3 word in the current exam syllabus (2025).
How 发展 is built
The characters
发 fā · to send
What 发 is made of
- 又yòu — (once) again
展 zhǎn · to open
What 展 is made of
- 尸shī — body
- 丿 — falling stroke
- 衣yī — cloth
Origin hint: Laying out clothes 㠭 for sale in a market 尸; compare 㠭 (from the Make Me a Hanzi dataset; treat as a memory aid where history is uncertain)
Example sentences
这个城市发展得很快。Zhège chéngshì fāzhǎn de hěn kuài.This city is developing fast.
你对公司的发展有什么想法？Nǐ duì gōngsī de fāzhǎn yǒu shénme xiǎngfǎ?What are your ideas for the company's growth?
Questions about 发展
What does 发展 mean?
发展 (fāzhǎn) means “to develop; development; growth”.
How do you pronounce 发展?
发展 is pronounced fāzhǎn.
Which HSK level is 发展?
发展 is in HSK 3 (exam 2025) and HSK 3 (2021) and Old HSK 4.
Related words
- 出发chūfāto set off
- 发现fāxiànto find
- 头发tóufahair (on the head)
- 发表fābiǎoto publish
- 发出fāchūto send out
- 发达fādádeveloped
- 发动fādòngto start (an engine)
- 发明fāmíngto invent
- 发生fāshēngto happen
- 发送fāsòngto send
Learn 发展 with its group
It is part of HSK 3 (2021) · Group 81: a short group with quick checks and spaced repeats.