Read Edit View history Discussion 發 fābō HSK2 send out Origin Definitions Defs Strokes Stroke Words Sentences Sents Basic Details Gloss Iconic Gloss Original Meaning Hint Depicts a hand pulling back an arrow (殳) in a bow (弓). 癶 represents the sound. Pinyin Separate values with commas fā ×fa ×fà × Add Simplified Variants Separate values with commas 发 × Add Traditional Variants Separate values with commas Add Variant Of Components Character ◎ Hint Type meaning sound iconic remnant simplified deleted distinguishing unknown Old pronunciation From original meaning Glyph changed 發 Simp strokes 發 Trad strokes Character ◎ Hint Depicts a bow. Type meaning sound iconic remnant simplified deleted distinguishing unknown Old pronunciation From original meaning Glyph changed 發 Simp strokes 發 Trad strokes Character ◎ Hint Depicts a hand pulling an arrow. Type meaning sound iconic remnant simplified deleted distinguishing unknown Old pronunciation From original meaning Glyph changed 發 Simp strokes 發 Trad strokes + Add component Stroke Data 發 Stroke Data (Simp) — JSON { "source": "dong", "medians": [ [ [ 234, 732 ], [ 306, 732 ], [ 368, 756 ], [ 386, 755 ], [ 407, 743 ], [ 393, 697 ], [ 363, 636 ], [ 313, 546 ], [ 263, 473 ], [ 157, 364 ], [ 58, 296 ] ], [ [ 199, 610 ], [ 255, 561 ], [ 265, 534 ] ], [ [ 661, 837 ], [ 627, 842 ], [ 580, 780 ], [ 567, 771 ], [ 570, 761 ] ], [ [ 733, 812 ], [ 749, 791 ], [ 753, 773 ], [ 692, 714 ], [ 642, 676 ], [ 642, 670 ] ], [ [ 502, 763 ], [ 537, 753 ], [ 694, 564 ], [ 745, 512 ], [ 817, 452 ], [ 884, 436 ], [ 982, 424 ] ], [ [ 303, 479 ], [ 312, 487 ], [ 388, 501 ], [ 407, 497 ], [ 419, 476 ], [ 396, 417 ], [ 379, 412 ] ], [ [ 313, 361 ], [ 326, 373 ], [ 372, 383 ], [ 417, 377 ] ], [ [ 258, 385 ], [ 276, 372 ], [ 284, 357 ], [ 249, 254 ], [ 268, 250 ], [ 348, 267 ], [ 381, 241 ], [ 379, 202 ], [ 356, 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559,127C584,110 584,110 597,101Z" ] } 12 strokes Historical Pronunciations Source baxter-sagartzhengzhangtang Middle Chinese Old Chinese Gloss + Add historical pronunciation 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.