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发fā, fà

to send out; to issue; to find; to discover; to develop; to start off

发 carries two lives: fā 'to send out and develop' (发展) and fà 'hair' (头发). One written shape, two readings.

GF0025–2021 character list · 二级
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Taught as one written unit: the simplified 发 merges two older characters — 發 fā 'send out' and 髮 fà 'hair'. ZDIC lists the radical 又, but no single modern split tells both stories, so the two readings stay separate.

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发fā, fà

to send out; to issue; to find; to discover; to develop; to start off

发 carries two lives: fā 'to send out and develop' (发展) and fà 'hair' (头发). One written shape, two readings.

Taught as one written unit: the simplified 发 merges two older characters — 發 fā 'send out' and 髮 fà 'hair'. ZDIC lists the radical 又, but no single modern split tells both stories, so the two readings stay separate.

fāTone 1
  • to send out; to issue
  • to find; to discover
  • to develop
  • to start off
  • 发表fābiǎoto publish; to express
  • 发现fāxiànto discover
  • 发展fāzhǎnto develop
  • 出发chūfāto set out
fàTone 4
  • hair (on the head)
  • 头发tóufahair
  • 理发lǐfàhaircut

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