发 (fā) — to send, to dispatch; to issue, to distribute; to show, to express (a feeling)
Definition
发 (fā) is a basic transitive verb covering 'to send/dispatch' (a letter, message) and 'to issue/distribute' (a document, salary, order). It pairs naturally with nouns like 信 or 信息. For abstract 'to express' feelings, 表示 is more precise.
verb
to sendto dispatchto issueto distributeto showto express (a feeling)
Examples
- 发。Wǒ zuó tiān gěi mā ma fā le yì fēng xìn.I sent a letter to my mom yesterday.
- 发。Gōng sī měi gè yuè wǔ hào fā gōng zī.The company issues salaries on the 5th of every month.
- 。Tā měi tiān gěi nǚ péng you fā xìn xī.He sends messages to his girlfriend every day.
Origin
Pictograph六书liùshū
象形xiàngxíngA drawing of the thing itself, worn down over three thousand years into a few strokes.
This origin belongs to the traditional form 發; 发 is its simplified writing.
The simplified 发 stands for more than one traditional character. In most words (爆发, 出发) it is 發; in others (理发, 头发) it is 髮.
The form 發, which 发 stands for in many words, was originally drawn as a bow firing an arrow.
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