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Chinese Character/Word:

Definition(s) for: 发芽

Hanzi Pinyin Definition(s)
发芽 fā yá - (of a seed) to germinate
- (of a plant) to sprout; to bud
- (fig.) (of an idea or plan etc) to start to develop

List Ranking:

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

HSK 2 Level (2012) HSK 3 Band (2022) SUBTLEX-CH BeijingUni Global BeijingUni Weibo
- - 20,624 20,728 16,786

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]
芽 yá- bud
- sprout

Other Words Containing 发芽

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 (2022) SUBTLEX-CH BeijingUni Global BeijingUni Weibo
发芽 - - 20,624 20,728 16,786