打发 (dǎ fa)

to dispatch sb to do sth; to make sb leave; to pass (the time); (old)

Character breakdown

打 (dá) · 5 strokes

Phonosemantic compound. 扌 represents the meaning and 丁 represents the sound.
发 (fā) · 5 strokes

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