发芽

Traditional form:

發芽

Pinyin (reading):

fāyá

Definitions:

• (of a seed) to germinate
• (of a plant) to sprout; to bud
• (fig.) (of an idea or plan etc) to start to develop

Characters:

• 发 - to issue, to dispatch, to send out; hair
• 芽 - bud, shoot, sprout

Traditional characters:

• 發 - to issue, to dispatch, to send out; hair
• 芽 - bud, shoot, sprout