发
髮fà
#47 most
frequent character
hair, Taiwan pr. [fa3]
Character breakdown
Source: Make Me a Hanzi.
发 is a shortened form of 發, which first meant 'to shoot an arrow': a bow 弓 with a hand and weapon 殳. The modern 又 keeps the hand as a meaning part. The reading fà 'hair' was borrowed for sound.
Drawn as: bow; hand holding weapon; movement
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