发卡

髮卡

fàqiǎ / fākǎ

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

HSK 6

她用一个蝴蝶结发卡夹住头发。

Tā yòng yígè húdiéjié fàqiǎ jiāzhù tóufa.

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

HSK 7-9

这家店卖各种各样的发卡和发饰。

Zhè jiā diàn mài gèzhǒnggèyàng de fàqiǎ hé fàshì.

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

Tips

mistakes

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

Stroke Order

发 fā

卡 kǎ