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The character 发 (fā) combines two distinct traditional characters: 發 (fā) and 髮 (fà). 發 is an ideograph with the bow radical 弓 (gōng) and elements depicting hands and a weapon, originally meaning to shoot an arrow, which extended to concepts like emitting or sending out. 髮 is a phono-semantic compound using the hair radical 髟 (biāo) to denote human head hair. The simplified form 发 merges these into one symbol, with the component 友 (yǒu) within a top and left stroke enclosure, uniting the meanings of outward emission and hair for everyday use.
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她的头发很长。
昨天发生了一件事。
科学家发现了新行星。
中国经济快速发展。
我发送了一封电子邮件。
孩子发烧了，需要休息。
他在会议上发表了重要讲话。
爱迪生发明了电灯，改变了世界。