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Chinese Character/Word:

Definition(s) for: 发育

Hanzi Pinyin Definition(s)
发育 fā yù - to develop
- to mature
- growth
- development
- (sexually) mature

List Ranking for: 发育

Where rank 1 is most common, and higher numbers are less common.

HSK 2 Level (2012) HSK 3 Band (2025) SUBTLEX-CH BeijingUni Global BeijingUni Weibo
6 6 9,179 4,034 6,716

Individual Character Breakdown:

Simp Pinyin Eng
发 fā- to send out
- to show (one's feeling)
- to issue
- to develop
- to make a bundle of money
- classifier for gunshots (rounds)
发 fà- hair
- Taiwan pr. [fa3]
育 yù- to have children
- to raise or bring up
- to educate

Other Words Containing 发育

Sorted by the 'SUBTLEX-CH' rank because that seems like the most reliable. Words without a SUBTLEX-CH rank are ignored for being too rare.

Word HSK 2 Level (2012) HSK 3 Band (2025) SUBTLEX-CH BeijingUni Global BeijingUni Weibo
发育 6 6 9,179 4,034 6,716
发育期 - - 60,917 46,767 50,551