发
fā
to send; to issue
Every meaning
fā
- to send; to issue
- to post (online)
- to emit; to give off
- to vent; to voice (as in 发牢骚)
- to become; to feel (as in 发冷)
- to develop; to grow (as in 发展)
- to get rich (as in 发财)
- (TCM) to trigger or aggravate (an illness, as in 发物 "trigger foods")
- to rise; to swell (by soaking or leavening, as in 发面, 发开)
- to strike it rich; to make a fortune
- to happen; to break out (事发)
- classifier for bullets and shells
fà
- hair (on the head)
In a sentence
我给你发了一封邮件。
I sent you an email.
Written by Claude and checked by our reader.
In the Library
因为“八”听起来很像“发财”的“发”。
八”听起来像“发财”的“发”，而发财就是赚大钱。
在群里发红包，红包里的钱会随机分给抢到的人，有人抢到几毛，有人抢到十几块，全看手气。
家族群里都有什么？ · Chinese family WeChat groups: red packets, good-morning pictures and health rumours · HSK 6
Words with 发
Meanings are from Mandarin The Wild’s own dictionary. Levels follow the official HSK word list (the exam’s 2025 syllabus, levels 7–9 shown together).