DICTIONARY
The Chinese word fa - 发 - fā
(to open up in Chinese)
Phonetic script (Hanyu Pinyin)
fā
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(Mandarin = standard Chinese without accent)
Note: This Chinese character can also be pronounced fà. However, with a different pronunciation, the meaning of the character will change as well (not yet available in this dictionary).
English translations
to open up, to send out, to utter, to develop, to discover, development,
to issue, to deliver, discovery, delivery
Chinese character and stroke order animation"How do I write 发 ( fā ) correctly?"
The strokes that all Chinese characters are composed of are to be written in a certain order which has originally been defined by Chinese calligraphy. Writing all characters according to the same rules assures that their intended shape and style are generally preserved even if written by different writers.
This dictionary shows you the correct stroke order as an animation for all characters so you can learn and understand how to write the character correctly. :
The strokes that all Chinese characters are composed of are to be written in a certain order which has originally been defined by Chinese calligraphy. Writing all characters according to the same rules assures that their intended shape and style are generally preserved even if written by different writers.
This dictionary shows you the correct stroke order as an animation for all characters so you can learn and understand how to write the character correctly. :
发 ( fa / fā ) in traditional characters
發
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Character complexity
发 is composed of 5 strokes and therefore is of very low complexity compared to the other simplified Chinese characters (average: 13.1 strokes).
Tags and additional information
(Meaning of individual characters, character components etc.)
to provide | to happen
发 ( fa / fā ) belongs to the 100 most common Chinese characters (rank 66)
发 ( fa / fā ) belongs to the 100 most common Chinese characters (rank 66)
Chinese example words containing the character 发 ( fa / fā )
布拉迪斯拉发 ( Bùlādísīlāfā = Bratislava ), 出发 ( chūfā = to depart ), 发表 ( fābiăo = to publish ), 发烧 ( fāshāo = fever ), 发生 ( fāshēng = to occur ), 发现 ( fāxiàn = to find ), 发音 ( fāyīn = to pronounce ), 发展 ( fāzhăn = to develop ), 发膜 ( fàmó = hair mask ), 护发素 ( hùfàsù = hair conditioner ), 理发 ( lĭfà = haircut ), 沙发 ( shāfā = sofa ), 头发 ( tóufa = hair ), 洗发精 ( xĭfàjīng = shampoo ), 洗发水 ( xĭfàshuĭ = shampoo )
More words that mean to send out in Chinese
shè ( 射 )
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