Meaning
to send out; to show (one's feeling); to issue; to develop; hair
Chinese: 发出、发生或发展。
Hear the Four Tones
The same syllable “fa” becomes a different word in each tone. 发 is the 1st tone. Tap any tone to hear a native voice and see its pitch shape.
Stroke Order
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Common Words
- 发现fā xiànto notice; to become aware of; to discover; to find
- 头发tóu fahair (on the head)
- 出发chū fāto set off; to start (on a journey)
- 发生fā shēngto happen; to occur; to take place; to break out
- 发展fā zhǎndevelopment; growth; to develop; to grow
Example Sentence
老师给我们发了新课本。Lǎo shī gěi wǒ men fā le xīn kè běn.The teacher handed out new textbooks to us.
老师Lǎo shīteacher给gěito我们wǒ menwe发fāto send out了le(completed action)新xīnnew课本kè běntextbook。
Go deeper
Where this character comes from
Simplified from two characters: 發 ‘to shoot out, send, emit, develop, happen’ (fā), and 髮 ‘hair’ (fà). The simplified 发 covers both.
A way to remember it
fā = to send/emit/develop; fà = hair.