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Chinese Character/Word:

Definition(s) for: 始发

Hanzi Pinyin Definition(s)
始发 shǐ fā - (of trains etc) to set off (on a journey)
- to start (being issued or circulated)
- to start (happening)
- originating

List Ranking:

Where rank 1 is most common, and higher numbers are less common.

HSK 2 Level (2012) HSK 3 Band (2022) SUBTLEX-CH BeijingUni Global BeijingUni Weibo
- - 50,984 - -

Individual Character Breakdown:

Simp Pinyin Eng
始 shǐ- to begin
- to start
- then
- only then
发 fā- to send out
- to show (one's feeling)
- to issue
- to develop
- to make a bundle of money
- classifier for gunshots (rounds)
发 fà- hair
- Taiwan pr. [fa3]

Other Words Containing 始发

Sorted by the 'SUBTLEX-CH' rank because that seems like the most reliable. Words without a SUBTLEX-CH rank are ignored for being too rare.

Word HSK 2 Level (2012) HSK 3 Band (2022) SUBTLEX-CH BeijingUni Global BeijingUni Weibo
始发 - - 50,984 - -