发 fā send out
send out; to issue; to happen; to give off
fā (send out) and fà (hair) - 发现 fāxiàn, 头发 tóufa
How to remember 发: 𠃋 elbow + 丿 slash + 又 again + 丶 a drop = send out. The student leans on one elbow, puts a slash through her draft again, wipes a drop of sweat and taps to send out fifty applications.
Component breakdown
发 = 𠃋 elbow + 丿 slash + 又 again + 丶 a drop
- 𠃋 elbow
- 丿 slash
- 又 again
- 丶 a drop
The student leans on one elbow, puts a slash through her draft again, wipes a drop of sweat and taps to send out fifty applications.
How it came to be
The full form is two feet braced, a bow, and a hand with a stick: an archer letting fly. Simplified to five strokes, and the hair character was folded onto the same shape.
How it is used
- Read fā it means to send out, give off, or happen - 发生 (fāshēng) occur, 出发 (chūfā) set off, 发现 (fāxiàn) discover, 发烧 (fāshāo) run a fever.
- Read fà it means hair - 头发 (tóufa) hair, 理发 (lǐfà) haircut.
- fā is the workhorse for 'issue/develop': 发展 (fāzhǎn) develop, 发消息 (fā xiāoxi) send a message.
- Trap: 头发 is tóu-FA and 理发 is lǐ-FÀ - the 'hair' meaning is the only place 发 turns 4th tone. Note 沙发 (shāfā) sofa is just a sound loan.
Characters built with 发
Words with 发
- 发生fāshēnghappenHSK 3
- 出发chūfāstart outHSK 3
- 发展fāzhǎndevelopHSK 3
- 沙发shāfāsofaHSK 3
- 发现fāxiàndiscoverHSK 3
- 头发tóufahair (on the head)HSK 3
- 发烧fāshāohave a feverHSK 3
- 理发lǐfàa barberHSK 4
- 发出fāchūto issue (an order, decree etc)HSK 4
- 发送fāsòngto transmitHSK 4
- 转发zhuǎnfāto transmitHSK 4
- 发布fābùto releaseHSK 5
- 发挥fāhuīto displayHSK 5
- 发明fāmíngto inventHSK 5
- 发表fābiǎoto issueHSK 5
- 发言fāyánto make a speechHSK 5
- 发起fāqǐto originateHSK 5
- 发达fādáwell-developedHSK 5
- 发音fāyīnto pronounceHSK 5
- 开发kāifāto exploit (a resource)HSK 5
- 研发yánfāresearch and developmentHSK 5
- 发光fāguāngto emit lightHSK 6
- 发动fādòngto startHSK 6
- 发愁fāchóuto worryHSK 6
- 发放fāfàngto provideHSK 6
- 发炎fāyánto become inflamedHSK 6
- 发电fādiànto generate electricityHSK 6
- 发病fābìngto occurHSK 6
- 发票fāpiàoinvoiceHSK 6
- 发育fāyùto developHSK 6
- 发行fāxíngto publishHSK 6
- 启发qǐfāto enlightenHSK 6
- 引发yǐnfāto lead toHSK 6
- 散发sànfāto distributeHSK 6
- 激发jīfāto arouseHSK 6
- 爆发bàofāto break outHSK 6
- 突发tūfāto occur suddenlyHSK 6
- 一言不发yìyán-bùfāto not say a word (idiom)HSK 7
- 出发点chūfādiǎnstarting pointHSK 7
- 分发fēnfāto distributeHSK 7
Example sentences
- 老师在发脾气。 Lǎoshī zài fā píqi.The teacher is having a fit.
- 这个月底发奖金。 Zhège yuèdǐ fā jiǎngjīn.The bonuses will be distributed at the end of the month.
- 请发传真过来。 Qǐng fā chuánzhēn guòlai.Please fax it here.
- 头发干了。 Tóufa gān le.Her hair is dry now.