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Stroke order
理发 is written in 16 strokes across 2 characters.

- 理 — 11 strokes
- 发 — 5 strokes
Senses
- to get a haircut; to have one's hair done
- to cut (sb's) hair; to give (sb) a haircut
Example sentences
- 我今天下午去理发。Wǒ jīntiān xiàwǔ qù lǐfà.I am going for a haircut this afternoon.
- 理发以后他看起来精神多了。Lǐfà yǐhòu tā kàn qǐlái jīngshén duō le.After the haircut he looked much more energetic.
Related words
理发 is pronounced lǐfà and means “Corte de pelo”. HSK 4 is where this word sits in the Hanyu Shuiping Kaoshi, the exam used to grade Chinese proficiency. Reading 理发 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.