出发 (chū fā)

to set off; to start (on a journey)

Character breakdown

出 (chū) · 5 strokes

Pictograph of a foot (止) exiting a cave (凵).
发 (fā) · 5 strokes

Simplified form of both 發 (send out) and 髮 (hair). Visually similar to 犮, the bottom component of 髮.