发 fā▶ enviar

Stroke order

发 is written in 5 strokes.

• 发

Senses

1. to send out
2. to show (one's feeling)
3. to issue
4. to develop
5. to make a bundle of money
6. classifier for gunshots (rounds)

Example sentences

• 我给你发短信。Wǒ gěi nǐ fā duǎnxìn.I send you a message.
• 请发电子邮件给我。Qǐng fā diànzǐyóujiàn gěi wǒ.Please send me an email.

Related words

• 发烧Tener fiebre
• 发现encontrar, descubrir
• 头发Pelo, cabello
• 出发Partir; exponer
• 发展Desarrollo
• 发生Suceder, ocurrir

发 is pronounced fā and means “enviar”. HSK 3 is where this word sits in the Hanyu Shuiping Kaoshi, the exam used to grade Chinese proficiency. Reading 发 and remembering it are not the same achievement: the first fades within days unless the second is practised. LexiTrail times each review to the edge of forgetting, which is where a repetition is worth the most.