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
to pass (the time); to make sb leave
pronunciation; to pronounce; to emit sound
to explore; (fig.) to unearth; to excavate
crazy; mad; madly
to lodge an accusation; accusation (law)
news conference; briefing
to initiate; to start
engine; motor
to burst out suddenly; sudden outburst
electricity generator; dynamo
to expose; to disclose; to bring to light
hair
to evolve from
radio transmitter
to trigger; to spark
long hair
to occur (of a crime); to be discovered (of a crime)
to distribute; distribution; to assign (sb) to a job
research and development; to develop
to have a high temperature; feverish; to emit heat
to boss people around (idiom)
to shine; shiny
spokesperson
to serve the ball; to tee off
to provide; to grant; to give