| 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) |
| 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 |
| 发射 | fā shè | to shoot (a projectile); to fire (a rocket); to launch; to emit (a particle); to discharge; emanation; emission |
| 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) |
| 发光 | fā guāng | shine |
| 发布 | fā bù | to release; to issue; to announce; to distribute |
| 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 |
| 发言人 | fā yán rén | spokesperson |
| 发觉 | fā jué | to find; to detect; to discover |
| 发掘 | fā jué | to excavate; to explore |
| 发送 | fā sòng | to transmit; to dispatch |
| 发财 | fā cái | to get rich |
| 发射机 | fā shè jī | transmitter |
| 发情 | fā qíng | oestrus (sexual receptivity in female mammals) |
| 发球 | fā qiú | to serve the ball; to tee off |
| 发放 | fā fàng | provide; give; grant |
| 发电厂 | fā diàn chǎng | power plant |
| 发作 | fā zuò | to flare-up; to break out |
| 发达国家 | fā dá guó jiā | developed nation |
| 发亮 | fā liàng | to shine; shiny |
| 发电站 | fā diàn zhàn | electricity generating station; power station |
| 发票 | fā piào | invoice; receipt or bill for purchase |
| 发抖 | fā dǒu | to tremble; to shake; to shiver |
| 发火 | fā huǒ | to catch fire; to ignite; to detonate; to get angry |
| 发明创造 | fā míng chuàng zào | inventions |
| 发白 | fā bái | to turn pale; to lose color; to go white |
| 发霉 | fā méi | to become moldy |