Spot 发
Find the repeated shape and notice where it sits before trying to memorize the whole character.
Visual pattern
发 component
fā · to issue, to dispatch, to send out; hair
A recurring visual building block found inside multiple Chinese characters. Compare what stays the same and what changes across the family.
A repeatable reading move
How to use 发
Use the component as a clue, then verify the complete character.
Compare the visual pattern
Use the stable shape to recognize the family, without assuming it always supplies meaning or sound.
Check what changes
Read the remaining component, then confirm the full pinyin, meaning, and stroke order on the character page.
Shared clue发Visual pattern
Read the pattern before memorizing the list
Use the shared shape as a recognition anchor, then confirm the full character's pronunciation and meaning.
The component page is a learning family; the radical page is a dictionary index. A shape can serve both roles.
Compare the family
What stays the same, what changes?
Each card keeps 发 visible while showing the other building blocks and the completed character.
拨=
扌
废=
广
泼=
氵
袯=
衤
酦=
酉
Move into vocabulary
Words you can read next
These words contain characters from the 发 family. Open one to see its complete breakdown.
活泼huópō
lively
HSK 3.0 · L4拨打bōdǎto call
HSK 3.0 · L5泼pōto splash
HSK 3.0 · L6半途而废bàntú’érfèito give up halfway
HSK 3.0 · L7-9报废bàofèito scrap
HSK 3.0 · L7-9拨bōto push aside with the hand, foot, a stick etc
HSK 3.0 · L7-9拨款bōkuǎnto allocate funds
HSK 3.0 · L7-9废fèito abolish
HSK 3.0 · L7-9废除fèichúto abolish
HSK 3.0 · L7-9废话fèihuànonsense
HSK 3.0 · L7-9废品fèipǐnproduction rejects
HSK 3.0 · L7-9废弃fèiqìto discard
HSK 3.0 · L7-9