发扬
Old HSK 6
发扬 (fāyáng) · to carry on
发扬 (fāyáng) means “to carry on; to promote; to develop”. It is written with 2 characters: 发 (to send) + 扬 (to flutter). It is an old HSK 6 word (HSK 2.0).
How 发扬 is built
The characters
发 fā · to send
What 发 is made of
- 又yòu — (once) again
扬 yáng · to flutter
What 扬 is made of
- 扌shǒu — hand
- 二 — two strokes
- 一 — horizontal stroke
- 一 — horizontal stroke
- 亅 — hook
- 二 — two strokes
- 昜yáng — bright
Origin hint: 扌 gives the meaning, 昜 gives the sound. (from the Make Me a Hanzi dataset; treat as a memory aid where history is uncertain)
Example sentences
我们要发扬互相帮助的精神。Wǒmen yào fāyáng hùxiāng bāngzhù de jīngshén.We should carry on the spirit of helping each other.
这个好传统应该继续发扬。Zhège hǎo chuántǒng yīnggāi jìxù fāyáng.This good tradition should keep being promoted.
Questions about 发扬
What does 发扬 mean?
发扬 (fāyáng) means “to carry on; to promote; to develop”.
How do you pronounce 发扬?
发扬 is pronounced fāyáng.
Which HSK level is 发扬?
发扬 is in Old HSK 6.
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 发扬 with its group
It is part of Old HSK 6 · Group 50: a short group with quick checks and spaced repeats.