颁布 (bānbù) · to promulgate

颁布 (bānbù) means “to promulgate; to issue (laws, rules)”. It is written with 2 characters: 颁 (to bestow) + 布 (cloth). It is an old HSK 6 word (HSK 2.0).

How 颁布 is built

The characters

颁 bān · to bestow

What 颁 is made of

分fēn — to divide
- 八bā — eight
- 刀dāo — knife
  - 丿 — falling stroke
页yè — page
- 贝bèi — sea shell
  - 冂 — frame
  - 人rén — person

布 bù · cloth

What 布 is made of

巾jīn — cloth
- 冂 — frame
  - 丨 — vertical stroke
- 丨 — vertical stroke

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

政府颁布了新的法律。Zhèngfǔ bānbù le xīn de fǎlǜ.The government issued a new law.

这个规定是去年颁布的。Zhège guīdìng shì qùnián bānbù de.This regulation was issued last year.

Questions about 颁布

What does 颁布 mean?

颁布 (bānbù) means “to promulgate; to issue (laws, rules)”.

How do you pronounce 颁布?

颁布 is pronounced bānbù.

Which HSK level is 颁布?

颁布 is in Old HSK 6.

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It is part of Old HSK 6 · Group 4: a short group with quick checks and spaced repeats.

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