| 发展 | fā zhǎn | development; growth; to develop; to grow; to expand |
| 发生 | fā shēng | to happen; to occur; to take place; to break out |
| 发 | fā | to send out; to show (one's feeling); to issue; to develop; classifier for gunshots (rounds) |
| 发 | fà | hair; Taiwan pr. [fa3] |
| 发现 | fā xiàn | to find; to discover |
| 发表 | fā biǎo | to issue; to publish |
| 发挥 | fā huī | to display; to exhibit; to bring out implicit or innate qualities; to express (a thought or moral); to develop (an idea); to elaborate (on a theme) |
| 发动 | fā dòng | to start; to launch; to unleash; to mobilize; to arouse |
| 发育 | fā yù | to develop; growth; development |
| 发出 | fā chū | to issue (an order, decree etc); to send out; to dispatch; to produce a sound; to let out (a laugh) |
| 出发 | chū fā | to start out; to set off |
| 发动机 | fā dòng jī | engine; motor; CL:台 |
| 发明 | fā míng | to invent; invention; CL:个 |
| 发达 | fā dá | developed (country etc); flourishing; to develop |
| 发扬 | fā yáng | to develop; to make full use of |
| 发酵 | fā jiào | ferment; leavening |
| 蒸发 | zhēng fā | to evaporate; evaporation |
| 发射 | fā shè | to shoot (a projectile); to fire (a rocket); to launch; to emit (a particle); to discharge; emanation; emission |
| 开发 | kāi fā | to exploit (a resource); to open up (for development); to develop |
| 爆发 | bào fā | to break out; to erupt; to explode; to burst out |
| 发电 | fā diàn | to generate electricity; to send a telegram |
| 发言 | fā yán | statement; utterance; CL:个 |
| 发芽 | fā yá | germinate |
| 发电机 | fā diàn jī | electricity generator; dynamo |
| 发行 | fā xíng | to publish; to issue (stocks, currency etc); to release; to distribute (a film) |
| 头发 | tóu fa | hair (on the head) |
| 挥发 | huī fā | volatile; volatility |
| 自发 | zì fā | spontaneous |
| 发光 | fā guāng | shine |
| 启发 | qǐ fā | to enlighten; to explain and arouse interest; to inspire; inspiration; heuristic (attributively); to teach; CL:个 |
| 发布 | fā bù | to release; to issue; to announce; to distribute |
| 触发器 | chù fā qì | flip-flop (electronics) |
| 发热 | fā rè | to have a high temperature; feverish; unable to think calmly; to emit heat |
| 发病 | fā bìng | onset; outbreak (of a disease) |
| 发展中国家 | fā zhǎn zhōng guó jiā | developing country |
| 发起 | fā qǐ | to originate; to initiate; to launch (an attack, an initiative etc); to start; to propose sth (for the first time) |
| 发声 | fā shēng | vocal; sound; sound production; to utter; to give voice |
| 发给 | fā gěi | to issue; to grant; to distribute |
| 发音 | fā yīn | to pronounce; pronunciation; to emit sound |
| 激发 | jī fā | to arouse; to excite |
| 揭发 | jiē fā | to expose; to bring to light; to disclose; revelation |
| 散发 | sàn fā | distribute; emit; issue |
| 发言人 | fā yán rén | spokesperson |
| 萌发 | méng fā | to sprout; to shoot; to bud |
| 发觉 | fā jué | to find; to detect; to discover |
| 发掘 | fā jué | to excavate; to explore |
| 沙发 | shā fā | sofa; CL:条,张 |
| 发送 | fā sòng | to transmit; to dispatch |
| 并发 | bìng fā | be complicated by; erupt simultaneously |
| 触发 | chù fā | trigger; spark |
