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发现 find, discover
- Traditional
- 發現
Stroke order
发现 is written in 13 strokes across 2 characters.

- 发 — 5 strokes
- 现 — 8 strokes
Senses
- to notice; to become aware of
- to discover; to find; to detect
- a discovery
Characters in 发现
- 发 fā — to send out; to show (one's feeling); to issue
- 现 xiàn — to appear; present; now
Character meanings from CC-CEDICT (CC BY-SA 4.0).
Example sentences
- 我发现你很聪明。Wǒ fāxiàn nǐ hěn cōngming.I found you are clever.
- 你发现了什么?Nǐ fāxiàn le shénme?What did you discover?
Related words
发现 is pronounced fāxiàn and means “find, discover”.