发 (髮) fà

1. fà noun hair
   Domain: Literary Chinese 文言文
   Notes: Traditional: 髮; as in hair on the head (Guoyu '髮' n 1; Unihan '髮')
2. fā verb to send out; to issue; to emit; to radiate
   Domain: Modern Chinese 现代汉语
   Notes: Traditional: 發; as in 发出 (Giles 1892 '發'; Guoyu '發' v 1; Han Dian '发' 4)
3. fā measure word round
   Domain: Modern Chinese 现代汉语 , Subdomain: Quantity
   Notes: Traditional: 發; used for bullets and artillery shells (Guoyu '發' n)
4. fā verb to hand over; to deliver; to offer
   Domain: Literary Chinese 文言文
   Notes: Traditional: 發; in the sense of 送出 or 付出 (Giles 1892 '發'; Guoyu '發' v 8)
5. fā verb to express; to show; to be manifest
   Domain: Literary Chinese 文言文
   Notes: Traditional: 發; in the sense of 显现 (Giles 1892 '發'; Guoyu '發' v 7; Han Dian '发' 30)
6. fā verb to start out; to set off
   Domain: Literary Chinese 文言文
   Notes: Traditional: 發; in the sense of 起程; as in 出发 (Giles 1892 '發'; Guoyu '發' v 5)
7. fā verb to open
   Domain: Literary Chinese 文言文
   Notes: Traditional: 發; 发 is synonymous with 拨 or 开 in this sense. Etymology (Shuo Wen: 發，撥也，撥使開也。(Guoyu '發' v 3; Han Dian '发' 6)
8. fā verb to requisition
   Domain: Literary Chinese 文言文
   Notes: Traditional: 發; in the sense of 征发 or 征调 (Han Dian '发' 8)
9. fā verb to occur
   Domain: Modern Chinese 现代汉语
   Notes: Traditional: 發; as in 发生 (Han Dian '发' 10)
10. fā verb to declare; to proclaim; to utter
    Domain: Literary Chinese 文言文
    Notes: Traditional: 發; as in 发布 (Giles 1892 '發'; Han Dian '发' 12)
11. fā verb to express; to give vent
    Domain: Modern Chinese 现代汉语
    Notes: Traditional: 發; to an emotion; in the sense of 抒发 or 发泄 (Han Dian '发' 14)
12. fā verb to excavate
    Domain: Modern Chinese 现代汉语
    Notes: Traditional: 發; in the sense of 挖掘 (Han Dian '发' 18)
13. fā verb to develop; to cultivate; to grow; to bloom; to flower
    Domain: Modern Chinese 现代汉语
    Notes: Traditional: 發; in the sense of 生長 or 生長、產生 (Guoyu '發' v 2)
14. fā verb to get rich
    Domain: Modern Chinese 现代汉语 , Subdomain: Wealth
    Notes: Traditional: 發; in the sense of 发财 (Han Dian '发' 24)
15. fā verb to rise; to expand; to inflate; to swell
    Domain: Modern Chinese 现代汉语
    Notes: Traditional: 發; in the sense of 兴起 (Giles 1892 '發'; Guoyu '發' v 4)
16. fā verb to sell
    Domain: Literary Chinese 文言文
    Notes: Traditional: 發; in the sense of 卖出 (Han Dian '发' 26)
17. fā verb to shoot with a bow
    Domain: Literary Chinese 文言文
    Notes: Traditional: 發 (Giles 1892 '發'; Han Dian '发' 1)
18. fā verb to rise in revolt
    Domain: Literary Chinese 文言文
    Notes: Traditional: 發; in the sense of 发难 (Han Dian '发' 34)
19. fā verb to propose; to put forward; to suggest; to initiate
    Domain: Literary Chinese 文言文
    Notes: Traditional: 發; in the sense of 提出 (Han Dian '发' 35)
20. fā verb to enlighten; to inspire
    Domain: Modern Chinese 现代汉语
    Notes: Traditional: 發; in the sense of 启发 (Guoyu '發' v 6)
21. fā verb to publicize; to make known; to show off; to spread
    Domain: Modern Chinese 现代汉语
    Notes: Traditional: 發; in the sense of 传扬 (Han Dian '发' 38)
22. fā verb to ignite; to set on fire
    Domain: Literary Chinese 文言文
    Notes: Traditional: 發; in the sense of 点燃 (Han Dian '发' 41)
23. fā verb to sing; to play
    Domain: Modern Chinese 现代汉语 , Subdomain: Music
    Notes: Traditional: 發; in the sense of 歌唱 or 表演 (Han Dian '发' 45)
24. fā verb to feel; to sense
    Domain: Literary Chinese 文言文
    Notes: Traditional: 發; in the sense of 感到 (Han Dian '发' 46)
25. fā verb to act; to do
    Domain: Literary Chinese 文言文
    Notes: Traditional: 發; in the sense of 行动 (Han Dian '发' 47)
26. fà noun grass and moss
    Domain: Literary Chinese 文言文
    Notes: Traditional: 髮; especially growing on mountains (Guoyu '髮' n 2)
27. fà proper noun Fa
    Domain: Modern Chinese 现代汉语 , Subdomain: Names
    Notes: Traditional: 髮; especially growing on mountains (Guoyu '髮' n 2)

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• 恭喜发财(恭喜發財) Wishing you a prosperous New Year!
• 先发制人(先發制人) strike first and gain the advantage over others
• 削发(削髮) to shave one's head; to become a monk or nun; to take the tonsure
• 簌簌发抖(簌簌發抖) shivering; trembling
• 爆发(爆發) to explode ; to erupt ; to occur suddenly; to burst out
• 发声法(發聲法) intonation
• 幼发拉底河(幼發拉底河) Euphrates River
• 发病(發病) onset or outbreak of a disease
• 始发(始發) (of trains etc) to set off (on a journey); to start (being issued or circulated); to start (happening); originating
• 奋发(奮發) to rouse to vigorous action
• 直发器(直髮器) hair straightener
• 发暗(發暗) to darken; to become tarnished
• 发射(發射) to shoot; to fire; to launch
• 发音体(發音體) sound producing object (soundboard, vibrating string, membrane etc)
• 发泡剂(發泡劑) foaming agent; blowing agent
• 发生关系(發生關係) to have sexual relations with somebody; to have dealings with
• 沙发客(沙發客) couchsurfing; couchsurfer
• 开发银行(開發銀行) development bank
• 朝发夕至(朝發夕至) to leave early and arrive by nightfall
• 发卡(髮卡) hair grip; hair clip
• 发行额(發行額) (periodical) circulation
• 白发相守(白髮相守) to protect each other until the hair turns white
• 发好人卡(發好人卡) to reject (by labeling a nice guy)
• 发白(發白) to turn pale; to lose color; to go white
• 甜得发腻(甜得發膩) lovey-dovey; cloying; sugary
• 突发(突發) outburst
• 蒸发皿(蒸發皿) evaporating vessel
• 理发厅(理髮廳) barber shop
• 调发(調發) to requisition; to dispatch
• 联合发表(聯合發表) joint statement; joint announcement
• 形态发生素(形態發生素) morphogen
• 抄发(抄發) to send a duplicate of a document
• 一言不发(一言不發) to not say a word
• 发饰(髮飾) a hair ornament
• 发蜡(髮蠟) pomade
• 补发(補發) to supply again (sth lost); to reissue; to pay retroactively
• 下发(下發) to issue (a memorandum etc) to lower levels; to distribute (e.g. disaster relief to victims)
• 发动(發動) start; call to action; mobilize
• 长发(長髮) long hair
• 告发(告發) to lodge an accusation; accusation (law)
• 发声器(發聲器) sound device
• 头脑简单四肢发达(頭腦簡單四肢發達) all brawn no brains
• 理发(理髮) to get a haircut; to style hair
• 发光二极体(發光二極體) light-emitting diode (LED)
• 触发器(触發器) flip-flop
• 寒武爆发(寒武爆發) the Cambrian explosion
• 整装待发(整裝待發) to get ready
• 发胖(發胖) to put on weight; to get fat

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• 《髟部》 Biāo Radical Shuo Wen Jie Zi 說文解字 — count: 22
• 卷五十四 列傳第四十八 諸夷 Volume 54: Various Barbarians Book of Liang 梁書 — count: 18
• 《奔喪》 Rules on Hurrying to the Mourning Rites The Book of Rites 禮記 — count: 14
• 內儲說下六微第三十一 Chapter 31: A Collection of Sayings II Han Feizi 韓非子 — count: 11
• 卷一百九十八 列傳第一百四十八: 西戎 Volume 198 Biographies 148: Western Regions Old Book of Tang 舊唐書 — count: 10
• 卷一百二十五 載記第二十五 乞伏國仁 乞伏乾歸 乞伏熾磐 馮跋 Volume 125 Records 25: Qifu Guoren; Qifu Gangui; Qifu Chipan; Feng Ba Book of Jin 晉書 — count: 8
• 卷五十四 Scroll 54 Wenxuan 文選 — count: 8
• 卷十 帝紀第十 帝 恭帝 Volume 10 Annals 10: Emperor An; Emperor Gong Book of Jin 晉書 — count: 8
• 卷99 私署凉州牧張實 鮮卑乞伏國仁 鮮卑秃發烏孤 私署凉王李暠 盧水胡沮渠蒙遜 Volume 99: Governor Mu Zhangshi of Liangzhou, Qifu Guoren of the Xianbei, Tufa Wugu of the Xianbei, Governor Liangwang Ligao, Juqu Mengxun of the Lushui People Book of Wei 魏書 — count: 8
• 卷七 Scroll 7 Wenxuan 文選 — count: 8

Collocations

• 括发 (括髮) 袒括髮 — The Commentary of Zuo on the Spring and Autumn Annals 春秋左氏傳, 宣公 Lord Xuan — count: 24
• 发袒 (髮袒) 括髮袒 — The Book of Rites 禮記, 《奔喪》 Rules on Hurrying to the Mourning Rites — count: 9
• 公子发 (公子髮) 鄭伯使公子發來聘 — The Commentary of Zuo on the Spring and Autumn Annals 春秋左氏傳, 襄公 Lord Xiang — count: 7
• 发发 (髮髮) 鱣鮪發發 — The Book of Songs 詩經, 國風‧衞‧碩人 Lessons from the states - Odes of Wei - Shuo Ren — count: 6
• 发命 (髮命) 遂發命 — The Commentary of Zuo on the Spring and Autumn Annals 春秋左氏傳, 僖公 Lord Xi — count: 4
• 毋发 (毋髮) 毋發我笱 — The Book of Songs 詩經, 國風‧邶‧谷風 Lessons from the states - Odes of Bei - Gu Feng — count: 4
• 明发 (明髮) 明發不寐 — The Book of Songs 詩經, 小雅‧節南山之什‧小宛 Minor odes of the kingdom - Jie Nan Shan Zhi Shen - Xiao Wan — count: 3
• 未发 (未髮) 禁於未發之謂豫 — The Book of Rites 禮記, 《學記》 Record on the Subject of Education — count: 3
• 发来 (髮來) 鄭伯使公子發來聘 — The Commentary of Zuo on the Spring and Autumn Annals 春秋左氏傳, 襄公 Lord Xiang — count: 3
• 发成 (髮成) 括髮成踴 — The Book of Rites 禮記, 《奔喪》 Rules on Hurrying to the Mourning Rites — count: 2