发端

Traditional: 發端

fā duān

Dictionary entry

to originate; to initiate

What does 发端 mean?

发端 (fā duān) has the following dictionary meaning.

1to originate; to initiate

2beginning; origin

Character breakdown

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发fāto send out · to show (one's feeling)端duān(bound form) tip; end; extremity · (bound form) aspect; facet

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How to pronounce 发端

发端

fā duān

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