Surname · Chinese

髮

“long hair”

髮 is a surname from Proto-Sino-Tibetan. It is used in Chinese.

ChineseWritten in Chinese characters script.

Meaning & origin

What it means

髮 goes back to a word meaning “long hair.”

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Where it comes from

髮 comes from Proto-Sino-Tibetan.

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How it developed

From Proto-Sino-Tibetan *s-pu.

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