发
Ancient forms
3 formsGlyphs: Wikimedia Commons, public domain.
Meaning
- to send out
- to show (one's feeling)
- to issue
- to develop
- to make a bundle of money
- classifier for gunshots (rounds)
How often each reading is used
Example sentences
- Did you get my letter?
- Why are you texting all the time?
HSK words with 发 · 24 of 77
- 发现 fāxiàn to notice; to become aware of
- 头发 tóufa hair (on the head)
- 出发 chūfā to set off
- 发生 fāshēng to happen; to occur; to take place; to break out
- 发展 fāzhǎn development
- 发表 fābiǎo to issue
- 发出 fāchū to issue (an order, decree etc); to send out; to dispatch
- 开发 kāifā to exploit (a resource)
- 发动 fādòng to start
- 沙发 shāfā sofa (loanword)
- 发明 fāmíng to invent
- 发送 fāsòng to transmit
- 发言 fāyán to make a speech
- 发达 fādá well-developed; flourishing
- 理发 lǐfà to get a haircut; to have one's hair done
- 发挥 fāhuī to display
- 发烧 fāshāo to have a high temperature (from illness)
- 发票 fāpiào invoice
- 发布 fābù to release
- 发射 fāshè to shoot (a projectile)
- 发行 fāxíng to publish
- 发觉 fājué to become aware
- 启发 qǐfā to enlighten
- 爆发 bàofā to break out