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打发

Traditional: 打發

dǎ fa

HSK 3.0 · 6

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dǎ fa · daa2 faat3 (Jyutping)

  1. to dispatch sb to do sth
  2. to make sb leave
  3. to pass (the time)
  4. (old) to make arrangements
  5. (old) to bestow (alms etc)

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

打

Meaning
strike, hit, beat; fight; attack
Radical
扌
Strokes
5
Components
⿰扌丁
Cangjie
QMN
Four-corner
5102.0

发

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

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