引发 Traditional form: 引發 Pinyin (reading): yǐnfā Definitions: to lead to to trigger to initiate to cause to evoke (emotions) Characters: 引 - to pull, to stretch; to draw; to attract 发 - to issue, to dispatch, to send out; hair Traditional characters: 引 - to pull, to stretch; to draw; to attract 發 - to issue, to dispatch, to send out; hair