发
fā
to send out
to show (one's feeling); to issue; to develop; to make a bundle of money; classifier for gunshots (rounds)
a picture of 发 → a hand releasing, sending out
The modern simplified 发 merges two older characters: one meaning to shoot or release, and one meaning hair. The hand grasping and releasing captures the core sense of sending something outward into the world.
又The right handSemantic
Words with 发
哈里发国
hā lǐ fā guó
caliphate
卷发
juǎn fà
curly hair
发怒
fā nù
to get angry
发牌
fā pái
to deal (cards)
萌发
méng fā
to sprout
逗人发笑
dòu rén fā xiào
to make people laugh
连发
lián fā
to fire (a weapon) in rapid succession
进发
jìn fā
(of a group of people or a convoy of vehicles) to set off
迟发性损伤
chí fā xìng sǔn shāng
delayed lesion
配发
pèi fā
to issue
金发
jīn fà
blond
金发碧眼
jīn fà bì yǎn
fair-haired and blue-eyed