发
Pinyin: fā
to send
Example sentence
我给你发了短信。
Wǒ gěi nǐ fā le duǎnxìn.
I sent you a text message.
What 发 means
发 (fā) is a Chinese word meaning “to send”. It belongs to the Daily Actions topic and appears at HSK 4, so it is one of the words worth learning early when you study Chinese.