发布
Old HSK 6
发布 (fābù) · to release
发布 (fābù) means “to release; to announce; to publish”. It is written with 2 characters: 发 (to send) + 布 (cloth). It is an old HSK 6 word (HSK 2.0).
How 发布 is built
The characters
发 fā · to send
What 发 is made of
- 又yòu — (once) again
布 bù · cloth
What 布 is made of
- 巾jīn — cloth
- 冂 — frame
- 丨 — vertical stroke
- 丨 — vertical stroke
- 冂 — frame
Origin hint: Cloth 巾 held in a hand (from the Make Me a Hanzi dataset; treat as a memory aid where history is uncertain)
Example sentences
公司今天发布了新手机。Gōngsī jīntiān fābù le xīn shǒujī.The company released a new phone today.
天气预报发布了大雨警告。Tiānqì yùbào fābù le dàyǔ jǐnggào.The weather forecast issued a heavy rain warning.
Questions about 发布
What does 发布 mean?
发布 (fābù) means “to release; to announce; to publish”.
How do you pronounce 发布?
发布 is pronounced fābù.
Which HSK level is 发布?
发布 is in Old HSK 6.
Related words
- 出发chūfāto set off
- 发现fāxiànto find
- 头发tóufahair (on the head)
- 发表fābiǎoto publish
- 发出fāchūto send out
- 发达fādádeveloped
- 发动fādòngto start (an engine)
- 发明fāmíngto invent
- 发生fāshēngto happen
- 发送fāsòngto send
Learn 发布 with its group
It is part of Old HSK 6 · Group 50: a short group with quick checks and spaced repeats.