faat3髮发

Jyutpingfaat3

Yalefaat

語素Very common

Definition

Hair on the human head.

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How it's used

While 髮 refers to hair on the head, it is almost exclusively used in compound words or formal contexts. In everyday speech, people prefer using 頭髮 to refer to the hair on their head. Using 髮 alone as a standalone noun sounds unnatural and overly literary.

Examples

keoi5佢zin2剪zo2咗go3個san1新faat3髮jing4型，hou2好tai2睇aa4呀。

She got a new haircut, it looks good.

nei5你gei2幾si4時heoi3去zin2剪faat3髮aa4呀？

When are you going to get a haircut?

Common phrases

faat3髮jing4型

hairstyle

zin2剪faat3髮

to have a haircut

faat3髮sin3線

hairline

Common mistake

Do not use 髮 to refer to body hair elsewhere, such as arm or leg hair, which is called 毛. Using 髮 for anything other than head hair will sound very strange to native speakers.