发育 meaning in English

fāyù

to develop; to mature

HSK 7-9verbTraditional 發育13 strokes

Meaning of 发育

Definitions from CC-CEDICT.

fāyù
  1. to develop
  2. to mature
  3. growth
  4. development
  5. (sexually) mature

Stroke order for each character

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发 fā · to send out · 5 strokes

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  5. 5

育 yù · to produce · 8 strokes

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Related words

Words that share a character with 发育.

发现fāxiànto notice; to become aware of; to discover; to find; to detect
出发chūfāto set off; to start (on a journey); (fig.) to proceed from (a particular standpoint or ba
头发tóufahair (on the head)
教育jiàoyùto educate; to teach
体育tǐyùsports; physical education
体育馆tǐyùguǎngym; gymnasium
体育场tǐyùchǎngstadium
发生fāshēngto happen; to occur; to take place; to arise (e.g. 發生問題|发生问题[fa1 sheng1 wen4 ti2] "a probl
发展fāzhǎndevelopment; growth
发出fāchūto issue (an order, decree etc); to send out; to dispatch; to produce (a sound); to let ou
发明fāmíngto invent; an invention
沙发shāfā(loanword) sofa (CL:條|条[tiao2],張|张[zhang1]); (Internet slang) first reply to a forum post

Questions about 发育

What does 发育 mean?

发育 (fāyù) means "to develop; to mature" and is used as a verb.

How do you write 发育?

发育 is made of 2 characters: 发 (5 strokes), 育 (8 strokes). That is 13 strokes in total.

Is 发育 an HSK word?

Yes. 发育 is on the HSK 7-9 vocabulary list of the HSK 3.0 standard.

How is 发育 written in traditional Chinese?

In traditional characters, 发育 is written 發育.