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What does 发 mean in Chinese?

发 (fā) means "to send out; to show (one's feeling); to issue; to develop; to make a bundle of money; classifier for gunshots (rounds)" in Chinese. It is an HSK Level 2 word.

How do you pronounce 发?

发 is pronounced "fā" in Mandarin Chinese. The tone number is 1.

What HSK level is 发?

发 is an HSK Level 2 word (HSK 2.0: Level 6, HSK 3.0: Level 2).

What words contain the character 发?

Common words with 发 include 并发 (to be complicated by), 假发 (wig), 传发 (to order sb to start on a journey), 充发 (to banish to penal servitude), 先发 (initial).

How do you write 发?

发 has 5 strokes. Its radical is 又. You can view the stroke order animation on our stroke order tool.

发 (fā) — to send out | Chinese Dictionary

发

fā

to send out; to show (one's feeling); to issue; to develop

HSK 2verbclassifier5 strokes

Traditional: 發

Character Breakdown

A bow shooting — to send out, hair

Radical: 又 (no. 29)Strokes: 5Traditional: 發

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Definitions

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

Example Sentences

我要发短信给他。

Wǒ yào fā duǎnxìn gěi tā

I want to send him a text message

Words Containing 发

Word	Pinyin	Meaning
并发	bìng fā	to be complicated by
假发	jiǎ fà	wig
传发	chuán fā	to order sb to start on a journey
充发	chōng fā	to banish to penal servitude
先发	xiān fā	initial
事发时	shì fā shí	the time of the incident
并发症	bìng fā zhèng	complications (undesired side-effect of medical procedure)
一触即发	yī chù jí fā	could happen at any moment
一言不发	yī yán bù fā	to not say a word (idiom)
一语不发	yī yǔ bù fā	to not say a word (idiom)

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出场(chū chǎng)— to appear (on stage, in a show, in a photo etc)

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下达(xià dá)— to transmit down (a chain of command)

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不露声色(bù lù shēng sè)— not show one's feeling or intentions

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Grammar Notes

For/To (给)HSK 2

Subject + 给 + Person + Verb + Object

No Matter What (不管)HSK 4

不管 + Question Word / A-not-A / 还是, Subject + 都/也 + Predicate

Otherwise (否则)HSK 4

Statement/Condition, 否则 + Negative Consequence

Consequently (于是)HSK 4

Situation/Cause，于是 + Result/Next Action

After All / On Earth (到底)HSK 4

Subject + 到底 + Verb/Question

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HSK & Exam Info

HSK 2.0: Level 6HSK 3.0: Level 2

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