发育
Old HSK 6
发育 (fāyù) · to grow
发育 (fāyù) means “to grow; to develop; growth”. It is written with 2 characters: 发 (to send) + 育 (to produce). It is an old HSK 6 word (HSK 2.0).
How 发育 is built
The characters
发 fā · to send
What 发 is made of
- 又yòu — (once) again
育 yù · to produce
What 育 is made of
- 亠tóu — lid
- 丶 — dot
- 一 — horizontal stroke
- 厶sī — private
- ⺼ — meat
Origin hint: A pregnant woman with a baby ⺼ in her womb (from the Make Me a Hanzi dataset; treat as a memory aid where history is uncertain)
Example sentences
孩子正在发育，要多喝牛奶。Háizi zhèngzài fāyù, yào duō hē niúnǎi.Children are growing and should drink plenty of milk.
这棵小树发育得很好。Zhè kē xiǎoshù fāyù de hěn hǎo.This young tree is growing very well.
Questions about 发育
What does 发育 mean?
发育 (fāyù) means “to grow; to develop; growth”.
How do you pronounce 发育?
发育 is pronounced fāyù.
Which HSK level is 发育?
发育 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 发育 with its group
It is part of Old HSK 6 · Group 51: a short group with quick checks and spaced repeats.