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 get fat (a sign of prosperity, so a compliment)
to trigger; to cause; to induce
to disperse; to diverge
to send out goods; to dispatch
departure (of a coach or train); to dispatch a vehicle
baldness; to lose hair or feathers; depilation
newly rich; upstart; parvenu
to be scared, upset (Beijing dialect); to rant and rave
to make one's fortune; to go up in the world
power station; electricity generating station
to deal with (an offender)
perm (hairstyle)
to faint
initiator; proposer; founding member
to ferment; fermentation
flip-flop (electronics)
to get rich; to become prosperous
to feel dizzy
to send away to serve a penal sentence
white or gray hair
to issue (a memorandum etc) to lower levels
imminent peril; a matter of life or death
to feel cold (as a clinical symptom)
to itch; to tickle
to feel numb