先发

Traditional form:

先發

Pinyin (reading):

xiānfā

Definitions:

• to take preemptive action
• (sports) to be in the starting lineup
• (of a baseball pitcher) to be the starting pitcher

Characters:

• 先 - first, former, previous
• 发 - to issue, to dispatch, to send out; hair

Traditional characters:

• 先 - first, former, previous
• 發 - to issue, to dispatch, to send out; hair