to send out; to issue; to develop

Character data

HSK 3
Frequency 47th character
Radical ⼜ (29.3)
Strokes 5
Index # 339
TRADITIONAL ,

Definitions

发 fā
  1. 1. to send out
  2. 2. to issue
  3. 3. to develop
  4. 4. to show (one's feeling)
  5. 5. to make a bundle of money
  6. 6. classifier for gunshots (rounds)
发 fà
  1. 1. hair
  2. 2. Taiwan pr.

Stroke order

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Words containing 发

Word Meaning
shampoo
shampoo
shampoo powder
shampoo
ocean thermal energy conversion (OTEC)
turbojet
turboshaft
hair conditioner
booster shot; booster injection
fired power plant (i.e. fired by coal, oil or gas)
volcanic eruption
volcanic explosivity index (VEI)
transceiver; radio frequency receiver, broadcaster or relay
to perm hair; perm
explosive; explosive power
idiopathic
fig. a slight change will affect everything else
suddenly; abrupt
barber
hairdresser's; TW barbershop
barbershop; hair parlor
to shiver
cloying; sugary; lovey-dovey
hair restorer; hair regrowth tonic
electronic device that responds to a radio code