发出
HSK 4 (exam 2025)HSK 3 (2021)
发出 (fāchū) · to send out
发出 (fāchū) means “to send out; to give off (a sound); to issue”. It is written with 2 characters: 发 (to send) + 出 (to go out). It is an HSK 4 word in the current exam syllabus (2025).
How 发出 is built
The characters
发 fā · to send
What 发 is made of
- 又yòu — (once) again
出 chū · to go out
What 出 is made of
- 屮chè — sprout
- 凵qiǎn — container
- 丨 — vertical stroke
- 凵qiǎn — container
Origin hint: A sprout 屮 growing out of a container 凵 (from the Make Me a Hanzi dataset; treat as a memory aid where history is uncertain)
Example sentences
手机发出了响声。Shǒujī fāchū le xiǎngshēng.The phone made a sound.
公司已经发出了通知。Gōngsī yǐjīng fāchū le tōngzhī.The company has already sent out a notice.
Questions about 发出
What does 发出 mean?
发出 (fāchū) means “to send out; to give off (a sound); to issue”.
How do you pronounce 发出?
发出 is pronounced fāchū.
Which HSK level is 发出?
发出 is in HSK 4 (exam 2025) and HSK 3 (2021).
Related words
- 出发chūfāto set off
- 发现fāxiànto find
- 头发tóufahair (on the head)
- 发表fābiǎoto publish
- 发达fādádeveloped
- 发动fādòngto start (an engine)
- 发明fāmíngto invent
- 发生fāshēngto happen
- 发送fāsòngto send
- 发言fāyánto speak (at a meeting)
Learn 发出 with its group
It is part of HSK 3 (2021) · Group 74: a short group with quick checks and spaced repeats.