發電 fādiàn HSK6 to generate electricity Definitions Defs Origin Strokes Stroke Words Sentences Sents fādiàn to generate electricity 发 發 fā verb to develop To develop; to expand; to rise (of bread or food) or grow (of buds or plants).电 電 diàn noun electricity electricity; electric power; a form of energy used to power lighting, heating, and machineryfādiàn to send a telegram 发 發 fā verb to send out To send out; to issue; to distribute; to deliver (as in mail, letters, or faxes).电 電 diàn verbnoun telegram a telegram, telephone call, or news dispatch; used as a shortened form for electronic communications