发

fā · fà

to send out · to issue

Radical: 又 Strokes: 5 HSK 2

Structure: Single componentFrequency: Most common

Same radical

反变取双受友及叙叉叔叛叟

Same radical

反变取双受友及叙叉叔叛叟叠又叚

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Meanings2 pronunciations

fā

to send out

to show (one's feeling)

to issue

to develop

to make a bundle of money

classifier for gunshots (rounds)

fà

hair

Taiwan pr. fǎ

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Words with 发 1052 total

to develop · to mature · growth · development · (sexually) mature发育fā yù to rise · to originate · source · derivation发源fā yuán to vow发愿fā yuàn (of goods) to dispatch · shipment · shipping发运fā yùn to feel dizzy发晕fā yūn development · growth · to develop · to grow · to expand发展fā zhǎn to swell up · swelling发胀fā zhàng

Idioms with 发 231 total Chain

old and gray-haired白发苍苍bái fà cāng cāng (lit.) one hundred shots, one hundred hits (idiom) · (fig.) to shoot with unfailing accuracy; to hit the mark every time百发百中bǎi fā bǎi zhòng