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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• 寄发(寄發) to dispatch; to send out (mail)
• 洗发精(洗髮精) shampoo
• 理发厅(理髮廳) barber shop
• 发案(發案) occurrence; to take place; to occur; to advertise freelance work
• 发牌(發牌) to deal (cards)
• 兴旺发达(興旺發達) prosperous and developing; flourishing
• 哈里发国(哈里發國) caliphate
• 自发粉(自發粉) self-rising flour
• 被发左衽(被髮左衽) dishevelled hair and half dressed
• 意气风发(意氣風發) full of spirit
• 发送功率(發送功率) transmission power; output power
• 发号施令(發號施令) to send orders and give commands
• 进发(進發) to set out; to start
• 整装待发(整裝待發) to get ready
• 白发相守(白髮相守) to protect each other until the hair turns white
• 发送(發送) to transmit; to dispatch
• 染发(染髮) to dye one's hair; rinse; tint
• 疾病突发(疾病突發) outbreak of illness; seizure
• 无线电收发机(無線電收發機) transceiver; radio frequency receiver, broadcaster or relay
• 发窘(發窘) to feel embarrassment; disconcerted; embarrassed
• 迸发出(迸發出) to burst forth; to burst out
• 发霉(發霉) to become moldy
• 闷声发大财(悶聲發大財) to amass wealth while keeping a low profile
• 截发锉荐(截髮剉薦) to cut hair [for money] for straw to feed a horse
• 间不容发(間不容髮) a gap not even the width of a hair
• 播发(播發) to broadcast
• 发生率(發生率) rate of occurrence
• 畸形发展(畸形發展) abnormal development
• 蒸发热(蒸發熱) latent heat of evaporation
• 发抖(發抖) to shiver; to shudder; to tremble
• 洗发皂(洗髮皂) shampoo
• 直发(直髮) straight hair
• 发短信(發短信) to text; to send SMS messages
• 发脚(髮腳) a length of hair
• 配发(配發) to issue; to distribute; to publish along with
• 多发性硬化症(多發性硬化症) multiple sclerosis
• 发奋图强(發奮圖強) to be determined to do succeed
• 朝发(朝發) to leave early
• 多发性骨髓瘤(多發性骨髓瘤) multiple myeloma
• 发愤(發憤) to make a determined effort
• 发芽(發芽) to germinate
• 发梢(髮梢) hair ends
• 发稿(發稿) (of a publisher) to send a manuscript off to the printer; (of a journalist) to send a dispatch
• 再发(再發) to reissue
• 航海大发现(航海大發現) Age of Discovery; Age of Exploration
• 批发价目(批發價目) wholesale price
• 发暗(發暗) to darken; to become tarnished
• 经济合作与发展组织(經濟合作與發展組織) Organization for Economic Cooperation and Development (OECD)

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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
• 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
• 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
• 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
• 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