发条 Traditional form: 發條 Pinyin (reading): fātiáo Definitions: clockwork spring (used to power a watch or windup toy etc) (attributive) windup; clockwork Characters: 发 - to issue, to dispatch, to send out; hair 条 - clause, condition; string, stripe Traditional characters: 發 - to issue, to dispatch, to send out; hair 條 - clause, condition; string, stripe