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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• 自发对称破缺(自發對稱破缺) spontaneous symmetry breaking
• 毛发(毛髮) hair
• 鬓发(鬢髮) hair on the temples
• 研发(研發) research and development
• 直发(直髮) straight hair
• 发放(發放) to provide; to give; to grant
• 自发电位(自發電位) electroencephalogram (EEG)
• 发送(發送) to transmit; to dispatch
• 再发见(再發見) to rediscover
• 一发(一發) as soon as
• 给发(給發) to grant; to issue
• 触发器(触發器) flip-flop ; flip-flop
• 升官发财(升官發財) to be promoted and gain wealth
• 被发左衽(被髮左衽) dishevelled hair and half dressed
• 发愤图强(發憤圖強) to be strongly determined to succeed
• 发言人(發言人) spokesperson
• 发钗(髮釵) hair clip
• 发病(發病) onset or outbreak of a disease
• 诱发(誘發) to induce; to cause; to elicit; to trigger
• 发光二极体(發光二極體) light-emitting diode (LED)
• 正电子发射断层照相术(正電子發射斷層照相術) positron emission tomography (PET)
• 发配(發配) to send away to serve a penal sentence
• 所发现(所發現) discovered; what one discovers
• 发愤(發憤) to make a determined effort
• 人间蒸发(人間蒸發) to vanish; to disappear from the face of the earth
• 发芽(發芽) to germinate
• 发蔫(發蔫) to wilt; to droop; to appear listless
• 发出(發出) to send out; to issue
• 普列谢茨克卫星发射场(普列謝茨克衛星發射場) Plesetsk Cosmodrome, Arkhangelsk Oblast, Russia
• 发祥地(發祥地) the birthplace (of something good); the cradle (e.g. of art)
• 发现(發現) to find; to discover
• 耳发(耳髮) (men) sideburns; (women) lengths of hair that hang down over the temples
• 发作性嗜睡病(發作性嗜睡病) narcolepsy
• 冲冠发怒(衝冠髮怒) hair standing up on one's head in a fury
• 发货(發貨) to dispatch; to send out goods
• 兴旺发达(興旺發達) prosperous and developing; flourishing
• 可持续发展(可持續發展) sustainable development
• 正电子发射层析(正電子發射層析) positron emission tomography (PET)
• 隐忍不发(隱忍不發) to keep one's emotions inside oneself; to restrain one's emotions
• 续发感染(續發感染) secondary infection
• 发出指示(發出指示) to issue instructions
• 即兴发挥(即興發揮) improvisation
• 发热(發熱) to have a high temperature; feverish; to emit heat
• 发行额(發行額) (periodical) circulation
• 发音(發音) to pronounce
• 水力发电站(水力發電站) hydroelectric power plant
• 烫发(燙髮) perm (hairstyle)
• 群发性头痛(群發性頭痛) cluster headache
• 美发(美髮) hairdressing; beautiful hair

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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
• 卷十 帝紀第十 帝 恭帝 Volume 10 Annals 10: Emperor An; Emperor Gong Book of Jin 晉書 — count: 8
• 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
• 卷五十四 Scroll 54 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: 25
• 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
• 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
• 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
• 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
• 拾发 (拾髮) 拾發 — The Book of Etiquette and Ceremonial 儀禮, 鄉射禮 第五 5. Rites of the district archery meet — count: 3
• 壹发 (壹髮) 壹發五豝 — The Book of Songs 詩經, 國風‧召南‧騶虞 Lessons from the states - Odes Of Shao And The South - Zou Yu — 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