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发
髮
fà
1. hair
2. Taiwan pr. <fǎ>
HSK 3 Very Common • Top 0%

Character Breakdown (Single character)

发
fā
to issue, to dispatch, to send out; hair
HSK 3 5 丶

Compound Words (20)

烫发
tàngfà
perm (hairstyle)
发出
fāchū
to issue (an order, decree etc)
染发
rǎnfà
to dye one's hair
照发
zhàofā
to provide as before
发布
fābù
to release
HSK 6
发冷
fālěng
to feel a chill (as an emotional response)
卷发
juǎnfà
to curl hair
束发
shùfà
to bind one's hair
案发
ànfā
to investigate a crime on the spot
焕发
huànfā
to shine
理发
lǐfà
a barber
HSK 4
发令
fālìng
to issue an order
发信
fāxìn
to post a letter
发兵
fābīng
to dispatch an army
延发
yánfā
delayed action
复发
fùfā
to recur (of a disease)
征发
zhēngfā
a punitive expedition
感发
gǎnfā
to move and inspire
批发
pīfā
wholesale
HSK 6
拍发
pāifā
to send

Alternate Entries

发
fā
to send out / to show (one's feeling) / to issue / to develop / classifier for gunshots (rounds)
HSK 3

Metadata

Category
Chinese
HSK Character Level
3
Character Frequency Rank
46
Word Frequency Rank
110 of 84,292

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