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Pīnyīn Pronunciation
fā | fa1
English translation
to issue, to dispatch, to send out; hair

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Number of strokes

15

Traditional form

Contains the radical

biāo

Part of speech

Status morpheme / 状态语素 Zhuàngtài yǔsù

Learning hint

hair

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Type

pictophonetic

Positional decomposition

髟犮

Semantic compound

biāo

Phonetic compound

Explanation

Simplified form of both (send out; to issue) and (hair). Derived from quǎn (dog), the bottom component of .

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FrequencySimplifiedMeaningTraditional
发生 fāshēng to happen發生
发现 fāxiàn to find發現
发展 fāzhǎn growth發展
to send out
开发 kāifā to develop開發
头发 tóufa hair (on the head)頭髮
发誓 fāshì to vow發誓
发表 fābiǎo to issue發表
出发 chūfā to set off出發
发挥 fāhuī to display發揮
转发 zhuǎn fā to transmit轉發
发出 fā chū to send out發出
发布 fābù to release發佈
发行 fāxíng to publish發行
发射 fāshè to launch發射
发动 fādòng to start發動
引发 yǐn fā to lead to引發
发明 fāmíng to invent發明
发型 fà xíng hairstyle髮型
沙发 shāfā sofa (loanword)沙發
爆发 bàofā to break out爆發
发达 fādá flourishing發達
发送 fā sòng to transmit發送
研发 yán fā to develop研發
金发 jīn fà blond金髮

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