Read Edit View history 发 fāfà HSK2 issue Origin Definitions Defs Strokes Stroke Words Sentences Sents Basic Details Gloss Iconic Gloss Original Meaning Hint Simplified form of both 發 (send out) and 髮 (hair). Visually similar to 犮, the bottom component of 髮. Pinyin Separate values with commas fā ×fa ×fà × Add Simplified Variants Separate values with commas Add Traditional Variants Separate values with commas 發 ×髮 × Add Variant Of Components No items. + Add component Stroke Data 发 Stroke Data (Simp) — JSON { "source": "dong", "medians": [ [ [ 270, 680 ], [ 303, 634 ], [ 289, 560 ], [ 272, 512 ], [ 270, 481 ], [ 321, 485 ], [ 491, 538 ], [ 627, 565 ], [ 747, 578 ], [ 804, 561 ] ], [ [ 462, 833 ], [ 513, 787 ], [ 504, 700 ], [ 474, 579 ], [ 411, 435 ], [ 351, 330 ], [ 272, 228 ], [ 195, 154 ], [ 96, 87 ] ], [ [ 410, 372 ], [ 469, 382 ], [ 598, 421 ], [ 613, 417 ], [ 639, 392 ], [ 612, 297 ], [ 588, 243 ], [ 552, 187 ], [ 504, 136 ], [ 460, 106 ], [ 404, 82 ], [ 283, 50 ], [ 242, 47 ] ], [ [ 389, 317 ], [ 438, 296 ], [ 583, 158 ], [ 655, 101 ], [ 730, 52 ], [ 744, 45 ], [ 804, 38 ], [ 943, 29 ] ], [ [ 653, 769 ], [ 747, 706 ], [ 767, 673 ] ] ], "strokes": [ "M 473 510 Q 587 543 779 546 Q 804 543 815 552 Q 822 559 815 572 Q 808 585 762 607 Q 735 619 670 600 Q 589 587 493 560 L 432 542 Q 377 529 326 510 Q 310 503 306 508 Q 300 512 305 525 Q 324 598 336 620 Q 345 633 333 648 Q 315 673 284 689 Q 271 696 260 688 Q 253 684 262 664 Q 277 633 270 591 Q 257 530 228 503 Q 213 487 219 473 Q 228 451 247 431 Q 260 418 280 433 Q 328 473 412 495 L 473 510 Z", "M 415 390 Q 448 451 473 510 L 493 560 Q 533 695 538 720 Q 542 751 560 781 Q 573 802 552 815 Q 522 836 481 844 Q 462 848 453 842 Q 446 835 453 817 Q 508 724 432 542 L 412 495 Q 325 311 211 195 Q 162 149 98 95 Q 91 88 89 82 Q 88 75 104 83 Q 288 165 404 368 L 415 390 Z", "M 587 187 Q 627 242 656 324 Q 666 361 688 380 Q 706 395 687 412 Q 665 431 629 447 Q 607 456 582 445 Q 524 411 440 395 Q 425 394 415 390 C 386 384 376 377 404 368 Q 405 367 410 365 Q 440 352 482 367 Q 530 380 576 393 Q 592 400 595 381 Q 595 314 544 224 L 521 193 Q 503 172 482 152 Q 415 100 243 55 Q 225 52 235 42 Q 242 35 275 37 Q 387 47 452 74 Q 512 101 558 152 L 587 187 Z", "M 558 152 Q 702 8 734 1 Q 834 1 912 15 Q 949 21 947 31 Q 944 43 761 86 Q 679 116 587 187 L 544 224 Q 510 254 477 287 Q 440 324 404 324 Q 386 325 383 319 Q 382 312 398 302 Q 435 281 521 193 L 558 152 Z", "M 673 728 Q 707 700 742 667 Q 755 655 770 655 Q 780 656 785 669 Q 789 682 781 711 Q 772 745 669 774 Q 654 778 648 775 Q 644 771 644 759 Q 648 749 673 728 Z" ] } 5 strokes 发 Stroke Data (Trad) — JSON { "source": "dong", "medians": [ [ [ 270, 680 ], [ 303, 634 ], [ 289, 560 ], [ 272, 512 ], [ 270, 481 ], [ 321, 485 ], [ 491, 538 ], [ 627, 565 ], [ 747, 578 ], [ 804, 561 ] ], [ [ 462, 833 ], [ 513, 787 ], [ 504, 700 ], [ 474, 579 ], [ 411, 435 ], [ 351, 330 ], [ 272, 228 ], [ 195, 154 ], [ 96, 87 ] ], [ [ 410, 372 ], [ 469, 382 ], [ 598, 421 ], [ 613, 417 ], [ 639, 392 ], [ 612, 297 ], [ 588, 243 ], [ 552, 187 ], [ 504, 136 ], [ 460, 106 ], [ 404, 82 ], [ 283, 50 ], [ 242, 47 ] ], [ [ 389, 317 ], [ 438, 296 ], [ 583, 158 ], [ 655, 101 ], [ 730, 52 ], [ 744, 45 ], [ 804, 38 ], [ 943, 29 ] ], [ [ 653, 769 ], [ 747, 706 ], [ 767, 673 ] ] ], "strokes": [ "M 473 510 Q 587 543 779 546 Q 804 543 815 552 Q 822 559 815 572 Q 808 585 762 607 Q 735 619 670 600 Q 589 587 493 560 L 432 542 Q 377 529 326 510 Q 310 503 306 508 Q 300 512 305 525 Q 324 598 336 620 Q 345 633 333 648 Q 315 673 284 689 Q 271 696 260 688 Q 253 684 262 664 Q 277 633 270 591 Q 257 530 228 503 Q 213 487 219 473 Q 228 451 247 431 Q 260 418 280 433 Q 328 473 412 495 L 473 510 Z", "M 415 390 Q 448 451 473 510 L 493 560 Q 533 695 538 720 Q 542 751 560 781 Q 573 802 552 815 Q 522 836 481 844 Q 462 848 453 842 Q 446 835 453 817 Q 508 724 432 542 L 412 495 Q 325 311 211 195 Q 162 149 98 95 Q 91 88 89 82 Q 88 75 104 83 Q 288 165 404 368 L 415 390 Z", "M 587 187 Q 627 242 656 324 Q 666 361 688 380 Q 706 395 687 412 Q 665 431 629 447 Q 607 456 582 445 Q 524 411 440 395 Q 425 394 415 390 C 386 384 376 377 404 368 Q 405 367 410 365 Q 440 352 482 367 Q 530 380 576 393 Q 592 400 595 381 Q 595 314 544 224 L 521 193 Q 503 172 482 152 Q 415 100 243 55 Q 225 52 235 42 Q 242 35 275 37 Q 387 47 452 74 Q 512 101 558 152 L 587 187 Z", "M 558 152 Q 702 8 734 1 Q 834 1 912 15 Q 949 21 947 31 Q 944 43 761 86 Q 679 116 587 187 L 544 224 Q 510 254 477 287 Q 440 324 404 324 Q 386 325 383 319 Q 382 312 398 302 Q 435 281 521 193 L 558 152 Z", "M 673 728 Q 707 700 742 667 Q 755 655 770 655 Q 780 656 785 669 Q 789 682 781 711 Q 772 745 669 774 Q 654 778 648 775 Q 644 771 644 759 Q 648 749 673 728 Z" ] } 5 strokes Historical Pronunciations No items. + Add historical pronunciation Sources No sources. Quick add: 漢語多功能字庫季旭昇《說文新證》李学勤《字源》zi.toolsChinese Text Project許進雄《簡明中國文字學》 + Add source Verified Edit Comment (required) Submit Edit Note: The form works without JavaScript but the tag/list editors are simplified.