The Chinese word 发育 (fāyù), meaning "to develop" (especially in a biological or physical growth context), is formed through the combination of two meaningful characters: 发 (fā), which carries connotations of "to issue forth", "to sprout", or "to manifest", and 育 (yù), which means "to nurture", "to raise", or "to educate". Together, they create a compound word where 发 emphasizes the innate, emerging aspect of growth (like a bud breaking open), and 育 emphasizes the nurturing, maturing process that follows; thus, the term holistically describes the natural process of an organism growing and maturing through its inherent potential and necessary nurturing conditions.