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出发

Traditional: 出發

chū fā

HSK 3.0 · 2HSK 2.0 · 4

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chū fā · ceot1 faat3 (Jyutping)

  1. to set off
  2. to start (on a journey)

Definitions: CC-CEDICT contributors · CC BY-SA 4.0 · snapshot 2026-10-09. Display: consolidated readings, linked characters and marked pinyin. Original data

Character breakdown

出

Meaning
go out, send out; stand; produce
Radical
凵
Strokes
5
Components
⿱屮凵
Cangjie
UU
Four-corner
2277.2

发

Meaning
issue, dispatch, send out; hair
Radical
又
Strokes
5
Components
⿸?又
Cangjie
VIHE
Four-corner
2340

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