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发育

Traditional: 發育

fā yù

HSK 3.0 · 7–9HSK 2.0 · 6

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fā yù · faat3 juk6 (Jyutping)

to develop
to mature
growth
development
(sexually) mature

Definitions: CC-CEDICT contributors · CC BY-SA 4.0 · snapshot 2026-10-09. Display: consolidated readings, linked characters and marked pinyin. Original data

Character breakdown

发

Meaning: issue, dispatch, send out; hair
Radical: 又
Strokes: 5
Components: ⿸？又
Cangjie: VIHE
Four-corner: 2340

育

Meaning: produce, give birth to; educate
Radical: ⺼
Strokes: 8
Components: ⿱⿱亠厶⺼
Cangjie: YIB
Four-corner: 0022.7

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