Word

理发 (lǐ fà) — Chinese word meaning

HSK 4

理发 (lǐ fà) is a Chinese word: to get a haircut. This page shows its pinyin, translation, example sentences, character breakdown, decomposition, and HSK level.

Meaning of 理发

动 dòng verb

to get a haircut

我明天要去理发。

wǒ míng tiān yào qù lǐ fà

I'm going to get a haircut tomorrow.

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Word breakdown

理 lǐ — to manage, to groom, to arrange

发 fà — hair

Structure & writing
1 理 lǐ — to govern; to manage; to administer

理 is not used as a component in any other character.

consists of

1.1 王 wáng — monarch; supreme ruler
王 is a component in 33 characters
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Stroke order

2 发 fà — hair (on a person's head)
Xpinyin
发 is a component in 3 characters

发 is an atomic character — it does not decompose further.

Stroke order