發

In the Small Seal Script (小篆, 소전), the character combines:

弓 (bow) – semantic element indicating archery;

癹 (bal, to tread, to step on) – phonetic element, also associated with forceful action.

Together, these suggest “to release an arrow from a bow,” which became the basis for its broader meanings.

Semantic range:

- to shoot, to discharge – 활을 쏘다.

- to emit, to send forth – 내다, 발하다 (빛, 소리, 냄새 등).

- to arise, to occur, to develop – 일어나다, 발생하다, 발전하다.

- to depart, to set out – 떠나다, 출발하다.

- to blossom, to spread – 피다, 퍼지다.

발사(發射) – to launch, fire.

발생(發生) – to occur.

발전(發展) – to develop, progress.

출발(出發) – to depart, set out.

발표(發表) – to announce.