HSK 3 · Building & Founding

发生

fā shēng

to happen

Stroke order of 发生

2 characters, 10 strokes in total. Watch the animation, then try writing it yourself.

发 · 5 strokes 生 · 5 strokes

Memory trick

Something sent out (发) and born (生) is something that happens.

Parts: 发 emit + 生 born

The characters in 发生

发 fā — to send; to issue (5 strokes)
生 shēng — to give birth; to be born; raw (5 strokes)

Example sentence

昨天发生了什么事？

What happened yesterday?

Words with 发

头发hair 出发to set off 发现to discover; to find 发to send; to issue 发言to make a speech; statement 发明to invent; invention 沙发sofa 理发to get a haircut 发出to send out; to give off 发表to publish 发送to send 发展to develop; development 发达developed 发动to start; to launch 开发to develop 发烧to have a fever

Words with 生

先生Mr.; sir 生日birthday 学生student 大学生college student 小学生primary school student 中学生middle school student 男生male student; boy 女生female student; girl 生病to get sick 医生doctor 生气angry; to get angry 一生all one's life 出生to be born 生to give birth; to be born; raw 生活life; to live 留学生international student 考生examinee 生词new word

More words: Building & Founding

发动to start; to launch 建to build 建成to complete (building)建立to establish 建设to build; construction 成立to found; to establish 设立to set up 设计to design; design 开发to develop 开放to open; open 开展to carry out; to launch 展开to unfold; to launch 举办to hold (an event)创造to create 产生to produce; to arise 造成to cause

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