发行
Old HSK 6
发行 (fāxíng) · to issue
发行 (fāxíng) means “to issue; to publish; to release”. It is written with 2 characters: 发 (to send) + 行 (OK). It is an old HSK 6 word (HSK 2.0).
How 发行 is built
The characters
发 fā · to send
What 发 is made of
- 又yòu — (once) again
行 xíng · OK
What 行 is made of
- 彳chì — to step with the left foot
- 丨 — vertical stroke
- 亍chù — to take small steps
- 一 — horizontal stroke
- 丁dīng — male adult
Origin hint: To take small steps 亍 with one's feet 彳 (from the Make Me a Hanzi dataset; treat as a memory aid where history is uncertain)
Example sentences
这本书去年在全国发行。Zhè běn shū qùnián zài quánguó fāxíng.This book was published nationwide last year.
银行发行了一种新的纪念币。Yínháng fāxíng le yì zhǒng xīn de jìniànbì.The bank issued a new commemorative coin.
Questions about 发行
What does 发行 mean?
发行 (fāxíng) means “to issue; to publish; to release”.
How do you pronounce 发行?
发行 is pronounced fāxíng.
Which HSK level is 发行?
发行 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 发行 with its group
It is part of Old HSK 6 · Group 50: a short group with quick checks and spaced repeats.