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Chinese name character

Chinese name character 發, simplified 发

fā

Simplified: 发

The character 發 (Mandarin fā) appears in 3 names and 1 syllable in this reference and is spelled Huat in Malaysia. Recorded meanings include “send out, issue; expand” and “develop, prosper”.

Names and syllables
4
Malaysian spellings
1
Strokes
12
Attested in records
2

4 names and syllables in this reference have 發 as one of their character options. For 2 of them, 發 is attested in records of real names; the rest are possible characters for that spelling.

Meanings of 發: the recorded options

  • send out, issue; expand

    in 3 character options · attested

  • develop, prosper

    in 3 character options · attested

Unihan definition: issue, dispatch, send out, emit

What a name means depends on the characters the family chose and how they combine; these are options, not one definite meaning.

Malaysian spellings of 發

發 Huat Hokkien
發 yields 1 spellings in our records. The label under each spelling is the romanization it follows, not the bearer’s dialect.
SpellingRomanization
HuatHokkien

Readings of 發 by dialect

DialectReadingMalaysian spelling
HokkienPe̍h-ōe-jī hoat Huat
MandarinHanyu Pinyin fā –

Readings from the character options in our name records; Unihan gives Mandarin fā and Cantonese faat3.

3 names that can be written with 發

1 syllables that can stand for 發

Sources

  1. Wiktionary: 發 · en.wiktionary.org · meaning
  2. MDBG: 發 · mdbg.net · meaning
  3. Unicode Unihan Database: U+767C · unicode.org · meaning

Readings, meanings and stroke count: the character options in our name records and the Unicode Unihan Database (Unicode License). A spelling describes how a name is written, not anyone’s dialect or background.

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Frequently asked questions

What does 發 mean in a name?

Our records give several meanings for 發, including “send out, issue; expand” and “develop, prosper”. What a name actually means depends on the characters the family chose and how they combine.

How is 發 spelled in Malaysia?

In our records 發 is spelled Huat (Hokkien). A spelling follows a dialect’s romanization; it does not show which dialect anyone speaks.

Is every Huat written 發?

Not necessarily. The spelling Huat can also stand for 发. Only the family knows which character was chosen.