■ radical

fā

to issue

How it’s built

Depicts a person standing on their two feet, pulling back a bowstring, about to shoot an arrow. Conveys the meaning "shoot; send out".

iconic

(foot); stop — Left foot. Mirror image of 止.

iconic

(foot); stop — Right foot.

iconic

bow (archery)

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iconic

characterless component — Depicts a bowstring being pulled back.

iconic

(hand); again

Through the ages

Oracle bone script

Seal script

Appears in

Characters that use 發 as a component, most common first.