先發

先

xia̅n

发

發

fa̅

to take preemptive action / (sports) to be in the starting lineup / (of a baseball pitcher) to be the starting pitcher

Characters and words in 先發

先

xia̅n = xi + an1

early / prior / former / in advance / first

先 = ⺧ + 儿 : Mnemonic symbol: the First Lady of the United States, FLOTUS.

In front of the anthill, Sun Wukong, the FLOTUS and Marie Curie dance around the golden calf. When it comes to be in favour of their gods, everyone of them wants to be first.

发

發

fa̅ = f + a1

to send out / to show (one's feeling) / to issue / to develop / to make a bundle of money / classifier for gunshots (rounds)