发

The character "发" has 5 strokes. "发" is one of the 3500 commonly used characters. The character "发" has 2 pronunciations, it is a polyphonic character. The pronunciations of "发" are "fā" "fà" . View the stroke order of "发">>

The basic meaning of the Chinese character "发"

v.: launch; discharge; fire; shoot; produce; generate; trigger (off); provoke; set to work; turn (into a certain state); get; show one's feelings; feel; have a feeling; flourish; prosper; expand; develop; multiply; grow; (of foodstuffs) rise; set out; start; send off; dispatch; expose; discover; spread out; disperse; diffuse; send/give out; deliver; issue; express; utter; start (an undertaking); (of diseases) come on; occur

n.: hair

• launch : v.使（船）下水；开始；创办；使…开始运作；投掷；使（新船）初次下水；发射；猛然一动；蓦地弹起；猛烈地批评
• discharge : v.释放；允许…离开；将…释放出来；履行；完成；撤销；让…出院；使…退伍
• fire : n.火；射击；开火；炮火；火灾；热情；激情；光亮；光辉；敌意
• shoot : v.射死；射伤；射中；急速移动；射门；投篮；将…转向；拍摄；发芽；长苗；注射；准确刨平
• produce : v.生产；制造；引起；产生；招致；出示；制作；导演；播放；播送；使（线段）延长
• generate : v.引发；造成；使发生；产生；生成
• provoke : v.刺激；导致；鼓动；激励；故意激怒
• set to work : 开始工作；使着手工作
• get : v.得到；获得；收到；取得；体验到；获取；形成指明的状态；变得；来到；到达；抓住；逮捕；理解；明白；学会
• feel : v.觉得；感到；经受；感受；相信；有一个…印象；认为；同情；怜悯
• flourish : v.繁荣；茂盛；挥舞…以引起注意；炫耀；兴旺；成功；迅速发展；处于事业鼎盛时期
• prosper : v.兴旺；繁荣；成功；蓬勃发展；健康成长；使成功；使兴旺
• expand : v.扩大；扩充；扩展；发展；详述；进一步阐述；膨胀；变得开朗；变得愿意交谈
• develop : v.成长；发育；发展；产生；感受；具有；使…显影；开发土地；利用土地资源
• multiply : v.乘；使相乘；大量增加；繁殖；增殖
• grow : v.生长；成长；发育；增大；发展；增加；逐渐变得；变得越来越；种植；形成
• set out : 动身, 出发；打算, 试图
• start : v.发生；开始；使开始；使发生；惊起；惊跳
• send off : 送行；寄出；将（足球运动员）罚下场
• dispatch : v.派遣；发送；迅速办妥；对付对手；杀死
• expose : v.使暴露；使显露；暴露；揭露；揭发；露阴；使无遮蔽；使（胶卷）曝光；当众暴露自己的性器官；使…处于无保护和易受伤害的状态
• discover : v.发现；泄漏；知晓；首次察觉…的吸引力；透露…的身份；显露
• spread out : 扩散出去, 铺开, 蔓延出来
• disperse : v.分散；散布；驱散；疏散；消散；使（气体；烟；雾；云）消散；使（光）色散
• diffuse : v.散播；传播；使扩散；渗入；弥漫；使（光）漫射; 减弱; 平息
• deliver : v.投递；送交；递送；讲；发表；给…接生；生产；释放；分娩；交割
• issue : n.问题；议题；争论点；分配；分发；发行；结果；后果；流出；放出；发出；或 子女；后代；后嗣
• express : v.表达；表示；榨出；挤压出；特快发运；特快专送；表达自己的想法；用图形（或符号、公式）表示
• utter : adj.完全的；彻底的；十足的
• occur : v.发生；出现；存在；产生
• hair : n.毛发；汗毛；头发；一点儿；少量；毛；茸毛

Form words with "发"

发噱 make one laugh; excite laughter

发导弹 launch a missile

发暗号 give a secret signal

发贺电 send one's congratulations (to sb)

发卷子 hand out the exam papers

发电讯 send a dispatch

发调令 issue a transfer order

发不义之财 make illicit money

两眼发饧 be drowsy-eyed

剃光头发 shave off one's hair

发喜糖 hand out the (wedding) sweets

发月饼 distribute moon cakes

发请柬 send out invitations

发急电 send an express telegram

发一通牢骚 utter a torrent of grumbles

发还原主 return to the owner

失悔发了脾气 regret losing one's temper

调拨材料发料单 issue note of store transfer

下手（发 球 (in volleyball) underhand service

Example phrases using "发"

• 他向我发了一个明确无误的信号。

  He sent me an unmistakable signal.

• 刮了胡子理了发，他显得精神矍铄。

  He looked hale and hearty after the haircut and shave.

• 我加他为好友，并且给他发了条消息。

  I friended him and sent him a message.

• 这路公共汽车一刻钟发一趟。

  The buses come on the quarter.

• 我窝了一肚子气没法儿发。

  I was filled with rage but found no way to vent myself.

• 照说他不该发这么大火。

  Normally, he shouldn’t have been in such a temper.

• 我感冒了，鼻子发齉。

  I’ve got a cold and my nose is stopped up/blocked.

• 他对我发了一通脾气。

  He was out of temper with me. / He lost his temper with me. / He vented his spleen on me.

• 她的行动令人发噱。

  Her behaviour was laughable.

• 这种灯泡发绿光。

  This bulb gives a green light.