发 (fā, fà) — Chinese Character

发

fā, fà

to send out; to show (one's feeling); to issue; to develop; to make a bundle of money; classifier for gunshots (rounds)

Radical: 又 HSK 2 v, q

Components & Etymology

发 decomposes into the following components:

又

Common multi-character words and phrases that include 发.

下发

xià fā

举发

jǔ fā

to expose (e.g., wrongdoing)

传发

chuán fā

to order sb to start on a journey

假发

jiǎ fà

wig

充发

chōng fā

to banish to penal servitude

先发

xiān fā

initial

再发

zài fā

to reissue

出发

chū fā

to start out

分发

fēn fā

to distribute

刊发

kān fā

削发

xuē fà

to shave one's head

勃发

bó fā

thrive

Characters that share the radical 又.

Practice this character with stroke-order training, spaced repetition, and reading passages across all HSK levels.