| 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 |
| 发达 | fā dá | developed (country etc); flourishing; to develop |
| 发明 | fā míng | to invent; invention; CL:个 |
| 发扬 | fā yáng | to develop; to make full use of |
| 发酵 | fā jiào | ferment; leavening |
| 蒸发 | zhēng fā | to evaporate; evaporation |
