发卡

髮卡

fàqiǎ

noun #27,173

Measure Word

一个发卡 gè

Meanings

1 hair clip
2 hair grip
3 bobby pin

Characters

hair (of the head)

to clip; to clamp; a clip

Examples

她用一个蝴蝶结发卡夹住头发。

Tā yòng yīgè húdié jié fàqiǎ jiāzhù tóufa.

She clipped her hair with a bow-shaped hair clip.

这家店卖各种各样的发卡和发饰。

Zhè jiā diàn mài gèzhǒng gèyàng de fàqiǎ hé fàshì.

This shop sells all kinds of hair clips and hair accessories.

Tips

mistakes

发卡 (fàqiǎ, hair clip) uses the character 发 in its sense of 'hair' (head hair), distinct from 发 (fā) meaning 'to send' or 'to issue.' Note: 发卡 (fā kǎ) means 'to issue a card' — a completely different word.

Stroke Order

发 fā

卡 kǎ