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1.

Animated Stroke Order 发

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How to write 发 — animated stroke order

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2.

Stroke Order Diagrams 发

发 stroke order diagram
3.

Character Breakdown

Single Body
发
癶bō
弓gōng
4.

Printable Writing Worksheet: 发

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5.

How to Use 发

actions of beginning and causing

发 + verb/noun

These are common verbs and nouns built from the idea of sending, causing, or starting something.

发现 • fā xiàn • discover • HSK 3
6.

HSK Vocabulary: 发

头发 • tóu fa • hair
HSK 3
tóu头
fa发
7.

Example Sentences

chéng城
shì市
fā发
zhǎn展
dé得
hěn很
kuài

Information

Pinyinfā
Meaningto send (an email)
Strokes5
Radical又
Traditional發
StructureSingle Body
Frequency#421
Zhuyinㄈㄚ
UnicodeU+53D1
CangjieIVNO
又yòu · again
发=癶bō+弓gōng+又yòu · again
HSK 3
fā发
xiàn现

discover

发生 • fā shēng • happen • HSK 4
HSK 4
fā发
shēng生

happen

发展 • fā zhǎn • develop • HSK 4
HSK 4
fā发
zhǎn展

develop

出发 • chū fā • set off; depart • HSK 4
HSK 4
chū出
fā发

set off; depart

speech and publication

发 + communication word

These words relate to speaking, publishing, or issuing information.

发表 • fā biǎo • to issue; to publish; report • HSK 5
HSK 5
fā发
biǎo表

to issue; to publish; report

发言 • fā yán • speak; make a statement; take the floor • HSK 5
HSK 5
fā发
yán言

speak; make a statement; take the floor

发票 • fā piào • bill; receipt • HSK 5
HSK 5
fā发
piào票

bill; receipt

发明 • fā míng • invent; expound • HSK 5
HSK 5
fā发
míng明

invent; expound

feelings and physical reactions

发 + feeling/body action

These words keep the broad sense of an action or state coming out from a person or situation.

发烧 • fā shāo • fever; have a fever • HSK 3
HSK 3
fā发
shāo烧

fever; have a fever

发愁 • fā chóu • to worry; to be anxious; sullen • HSK 5
HSK 5
fā发
chóu愁

to worry; to be anxious; sullen

发抖 • fā dǒu • to shiver; shake; tremble • HSK 5
HSK 5
fā发
dǒu抖

to shiver; shake; tremble

hair

沙发 • shā fā • sofa
HSK 4
shā沙
fā发

sofa

发出 • fā chū • to issue (an order, decree etc); to send out; to dispatch
HSK 3.0 · L4
fā发
chū出

to issue (an order, decree etc); to send out; to dispatch

发送 • fā sòng • to transmit
HSK 3.0 · L4
fā发
sòng送

to transmit

理发 • lǐ fà • hair-dressing
HSK 4
lǐ理
fà发

hair-dressing

转发 • zhuǎn fā • to forward; to repost; to share
HSK 3.0 · L4
zhuǎn转
fā发

to forward; to repost; to share

快
。

The city is developing very fast.

wǒ我
men们
míng明
tiān天
zǎo早
shang上
chū出
fā发
。

We will depart tomorrow morning.

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.

bà爸
ba爸
zài在
kāi开
fā发
yí一
gè个
yóu游
xì戏
。

Dad is developing a game.

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Characters from the same exam level.

  • 脚jiǎofoot
  • 角jiǎohorn; corner; jiao (written) [unit of currency = 0.1 yuan]
  • 接jiēconnect
  • 借jièto lend
  • 久jiǔlong time
  • 旧jiùold; former
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Same Sound

Characters pronounced "fa".

  • 珐fàenamel, cloissoné
  • 筏fáraft
  • 乏fálack, be short of, tired
  • 伐fáto attack, to cut down
  • 阀fápowerful and influential family or clique
  • 罚fáto punish, to penalize
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Characters with radical "又".

  • 叔shūfather's younger brother; uncle
  • 又yòuagain
  • 叛pànto betray, to rebel
  • 友yǒufriend, companion
  • 反fǎnopposite, reverse, against
  • 双shuānga pair of
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