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发扬 fāyáng

发扬 fāyáng Meaning

Learn the Pinyin Pronunciation and 2 English Translations of the word 发扬 fāyáng .

Pīnyīn Pronunciation
fāyáng | fa1 yang2
English translation
to develop
to make full use of

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Traditional form

發揚

Part of speech

Verb / 动词 dòng cí Dòngcí
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Etymology of 发扬 fāyáng

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Explanation

Simplified form of both (send out; to issue) and (hair). Derived from quǎn (dog), the bottom component of .

Positional decomposition

⿸? yòu

Number of Strokes

5
Yáng

Type

pictophonetic

Explanation

Phonosemantic compound. shǒu represents the meaning and yáng represents the sound. Simplified form of yáng .

Phonetic compound

yáng

Semantic compound

shǒu

Positional decomposition

扌昜

Number of Strokes

6

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发扬 fāyáng Decomposition

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发扬 fāyáng Compounds

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