自發

简 自发 · 繁 自發
Mandarin · pinyin zì fā

Meanings

  1. spontaneous
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自
zì · self, private, personal; from; Kangxi radical 132
發
fā · issue, dispatch, send out, emit
发
fā · issue, dispatch, send out; hair
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4–1 · zi4 fa1

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Rime Cantonese 粵拼

zi6 faat3

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zi6 faat3

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adj

  1. spontaneous

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