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Character

发 fā · fà

HSK 2Character2 readings

to send a message, email, or text to someone

Radical
又
Strokes
5
Structure
Surrounds from top-left
Parts
又
Traditional
發
Frequency
#62 most common character
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Readings and meanings

fāMain readingfàReading 2

fā

fa1Main readingHSK 2
  1. to send a message, email, or text to someone
  2. to give out things to people, like money, books, or papers

Examples

  • 我给你发了一个短信。

    wǒ gěi nǐ fā le yī gè duǎn xìn

    I sent you a text message.

    AI-generated sentence

  • 老师给我们发了新书。

    lǎo shī gěi wǒ men fā le xīn shū

    The teacher gave us new books.

    AI-generated sentence

Words that use “发” as fā

出发chū fāto leave a place and start a tripWordHSK 2发现fā xiànto find or notice something for the first timeWordHSK 2发出fā chūto send out a message, letter, or orderWordHSK 3发动fā dòngto start something big, like a war or an attackWordHSK 3发展fā zhǎnto developWordHSK 3发明fā míngto inventWordHSK 3发生fā shēngto happenWordHSK 3发表fā biǎoto publish something, like an article or a book, so people can…WordHSK 3

fà

fa4Reading 2
  1. hair CC-CEDICT
  2. Taiwan pr. (fǎ) CC-CEDICT

Words that use “发” as fà

理发lǐ fàto cut hairWordHSK 3发型fà xíngthe way a person's hair is cut and shapedWordHSK 7–9千钧一发qiān jūn yī fàa moment of very great dangerWordHSK 7–9假发jiǎ fàwigWord削发xuē fàto shave one's headWord华发huá fà(literary) gray hairWord卷发juǎn fàcurly hairWord发丝fà sīhairWord

Stroke order

All 5 strokes

Speed

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Same radical 又

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