HSK 2 · Hands-on actions

发

fā

to send; to issue

Stroke order of 发

发 is written with 5 strokes. Watch the animation, then try writing it yourself.

Memory trick

An arrow flies off a bow, sent out with a swoosh; '发' means send.

Parts: 发 simplified from 發 (弓 bow + 癶 feet), to shoot off

Example sentence

我给你发了一个电子邮件。

I sent you an email.

Words with 发

头发hair 出发to set off 发现to discover; to find 发言to make a speech; statement 发明to invent; invention 沙发sofa 理发to get a haircut 发出to send out; to give off 发表to publish 发送to send 发展to develop; development 发达developed 发动to start; to launch 开发to develop 发生to happen 发烧to have a fever

More words: Hands-on actions

拉to pull 推to push 提to carry; to lift; to mention 放下to put down 掉to fall; to drop 倒to pour 碰to touch; to bump 装to pack; to install 弄to do; to handle 办to do; to handle 使用to use 查to check; to look up 选to choose 加to add; plus 算to calculate; to count as

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