發
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fā · to issue, to dispatch, to send out

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Shape and proportion

12Total strokes

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Top-bottomCharacter structure

Keep the upper section balanced above the lower section.

癶Key radical

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Vocabulary in context

Common words with 發

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Example sentences

Notice where 發 sits in each complete thought.

Tā yǒu le yí gè zhòng yào de fā xiàn.他有了一個重要的發現。

He made an important discovery.

Source: Tatoeba #833024 · CC BY 2.0 FR
Wǒ zài xìn xiāng zhōng fā xiàn le tā de xìn.我在信箱中發現了她的信。

I found her letter in the mailbox.

Source: Tatoeba #881864 · CC BY 2.0 FR
Wǒ fā xiàn le yí jiàn jīng rén de shì!我發現了一件驚人的事!

I've found something amazing!

Source: Tatoeba #348160 · CC BY 2.0 FR
Wǒ jiù shì xū yào fā xiè yí xià.我就是需要發洩一下。

I just want to rant a little bit.

Source: Tatoeba #8854060 · CC BY 2.0 FR
Wǒ fā dòng bùliǎo wǒ de tuō lā jī.我發動不了我的拖拉機。

I can't get my tractor started.

Source: Tatoeba #6065884 · CC BY 2.0 FR
Wǒ zài xìn xiāng zhōng fā xiàn le nǐ de xìn jiàn.我在信箱中發現了你的信件。

I found your letter in the mailbox.

Source: Tatoeba #805032 · CC BY 2.0 FR
Turn reference into recall

How to study 發 in context

  1. Say fā, then recall the core meaning: to issue, to dispatch, to send out.
  2. Write all 12 strokes while keeping the top-bottom balanced.
  3. Read the complete sentence aloud once, then cover the translation and explain how 發 works in that context.

Definitions and traditional forms are compiled from Make Me a Hanzi, HSK curriculum data, and CC-CEDICT. Sourced example sentences link to Tatoeba; editorial examples are labeled separately. Review data sources and licenses.