發 (fā)
to send out; to happen; to issue (a receipt, etc.)
How 發 is written
- Strokes
- 12
- Radical
- 癶 — footsteps
- Traditional
- 發
- Simplified
- 发
Components
- 癶 footsteps
- 弓 bow
- 殳 weapon/lance
發 has 2 readings
The pronunciation changes with the meaning, so the reading has to be learned per word.
- fā
- to send out; to show (one's feeling); to issue; to develop
- fà
- hair; Taiwan pr. [fa3]
Common words using 發
- 出發 chūfā
- to start out; to set off
- 恭喜發財 gōngxǐfācái
- May you have a prosperous New Year! (New Year's greeting)
- 發佈 fābù
- to release; to issue; to announce
- 發展 fāzhǎn
- development; growth; to develop
- 發布 fābù
- to release; to issue; to announce
- 發現 fāxiàn
- to find; to discover
- 發生 fāshēng
- to happen; to occur; to take place
- 發表 fābiǎo
- to issue; to publish
- 發起 fāqǐ
- to originate; to initiate; to launch (an attack, an initiative etc)
- 轉發 zhuǎnfā
- to transmit; forwarding (mail, SMS, packets of data); to pass on
- 啟發 qǐfā
- to enlighten; to explain and arouse interest; to inspire
- 大潤發 dàrùnfā
- RT Mart (department store chain)
發 in a sentence
結帳時記得要拿發票。
Jiézhàng shí jìdé yào ná fāpiào.
“Remember to take the receipt when checking out.”
How common is 發?
發 is the 47th most frequent character in written Chinese. Characters up to this rank account for about 29.7% of all running text.
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