Pinyin Syllable
Chinese characters pronounced fa
Learn common Chinese characters pronounced fa, including 发 fā / fà, 法 fǎ, 罚 fá, 乏 fá, 伐 fá. Compare tones, meanings, traditional forms, words…
How to Pronounce This Syllable
For fa, start on f and let it run into a without pausing; keep the mouth moving and hold the tone to the end.
Initial f
Start the syllable on the initial f, then run straight into the final a — keep them joined instead of sounding out separate English letters.
Final a
Settle the final a into a steady mouth shape first, then lay the tone on top.
Study Tip
Start with the most common characters (发 fā / fà, 法 fǎ, 罚 fá, 乏 fá, 伐 fá) and lock in their tones. 5 common characters share the sound fa, so lean on words to tell the rest apart.
Learn by Tone
fa turns up here with 3 different tones; a change of tone usually means a different character, so the groups below are split by tone.
1st tone
Taking the 1st tone here: 发 (1 in total). Lock this tone in your ear before the meaning.
2nd tone
Taking the 2nd tone here: 罚, 乏, 伐 (3 in total). Lock this tone in your ear before the meaning.
3rd tone
Taking the 3rd tone here: 法 (1 in total). Lock this tone in your ear before the meaning.
Common Words With This Sound
Seeing fa inside whole words makes it clear which character is meant — here are common ones.
Characters
5 common characters in this group.