Chinese symbol for “originating”
始发
shǐ fā
Traditional: 始發
(of trains etc) to set off (on a journey); to start (being issued or circulated); to start (happening); originating
The closest CC-CEDICT match for originating is 始发 (shǐ fā), defined as: (of trains etc) to set off (on a journey); to start (being issued or circulated); to start (happening); originating.
Before using these characters for a tattoo, check them with a native speaker. Dictionary words often have several meanings, and the right choice depends on context.
Characters and stroke order
Traditional forms
Related words
Other words that share a character with 始发.
| Word | Pinyin | Meaning |
|---|---|---|
| 开始 (開始) | kāi shǐ | to begin; to start; beginning; start |
| 始终 (始終) | shǐ zhōng | from beginning to end; all along |
| 原始 | yuán shǐ | first; original |
| 创始人 (創始人) | chuàng shǐ rén | creator; founder; initiator |
| 始建 | shǐ jiàn | to start building |
| 创始 (創始) | chuàng shǐ | to initiate; to found |
| 发展 (發展) | fā zhǎn | development; growth |
| 发生 (發生) | fā shēng | to happen; to occur; to take place; to arise (e.g. 发生问题 (fā shēng wèn tí) "a problem arises") |
See also: Japanese symbol for “originating”.
Data: CC-CEDICT (CC BY-SA 4.0); Unihan Database (Unicode License v3); Make Me a Hanzi (Arphic Public License (graphics.txt); LGPL-3.0-or-later (dictionary.txt)); wordfreq (CC BY-SA 4.0 (data)). Retrieved 2026-10-22.