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发 (fā): Stroke Order, Meaning & How to Write | HSK 3

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1.

Animated Stroke Order 发

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2.

Stroke Order Diagrams 发

发 stroke order diagram

3.

Character Breakdown

Single Body

发=癶footsteps+弓bow+又hand

A hand (又) releasing an arrow (弓) — to shoot or send out.

4.

Free Printable Handwriting Practice with Stroke Order: 发

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5.

HSK Vocabulary: 发

HSK words that contain this character.

发烧

fā shāo

fever; have a fever

发现

fā xiàn

discover

头发

6.

Example Sentences

Real-world example sentences demonstrating how 发 is used in context

tā他

fā发

míng明

le了

yì一

zhǒng种

xīn

Information

Pinyinfā

Meaningto send (an email)

Strokes5

Radical又

Traditional發

StructureSingle Body

Frequency#421

Zhuyinㄈㄚ

UnicodeU+53D1

CangjieIVNO

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tóu fa

hair

HSK 3

出发

chū fā

set off; depart

发展

fā zhǎn

develop

发生

fā shēng

happen

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沙发

shā fā

sofa

理发

lǐ fà

hair-dressing

发愁

fā chóu

to worry; to be anxious; sullen

发抖

fā dǒu

to shiver; shake; tremble

发挥

fā huī

bring into play; give free rein to

发明

fā míng

invent; expound

发票

fā piào

bill; receipt

发表

fā biǎo

to issue; to publish; report

发言

fā yán

speak; make a statement; take the floor

新

gōng工

jù具

。

He invented a new tool.

chéng城

shì市

fā发

zhǎn展

dé得

hěn很

kuài快

。

The city is developing very fast.

wǒ我

fā发

xiàn现

le了

yí一

gè个

xīn新

cān餐

tīng厅

。

I discovered a new restaurant.

wǒ我

měi每

tiān天

dōu都

huì会

fā发

yì一

fēng封

diàn电

zǐ子

yóu邮

jiàn件

。

I send an email every day.

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