发行人 (fā xíng rén) — publisher

Definition

noun
publisher
Measure word · 个

Examples

  • 发行人。
    Zhè jiā chū bǎn shè de fā xíng rén hěn yǒu jīng yàn.
    The publisher of this publishing house is very experienced.
  • 发行人。
    Zhè běn shū de fā xíng rén jué dìng zài bǎn.
    The publisher of this book decided to reprint.
  • 发行人,。
    Zuò wéi fā xíng rén, tā fù zé jiān dū zhěng gè chū bǎn liú chéng.
    As a publisher, he is responsible for overseeing the entire publishing process.

Origin

Compound word
构词法gòucífǎ
偏正piānzhèngModifier + head

The first part narrows down the second: it says what kind of thing the head is.

发行publish/issue
发fāissue行xíngcirculate
联合Side by side
人rénperson

发行人 names a 人, a person, connected with 发行, the publishing or issuing of something.

Characters in this word

A drawing of the thing itself, worn down over three thousand years into a few strokes.

This origin belongs to the traditional form 發; 发 is its simplified writing.

The simplified 发 stands for more than one traditional character. In most words (爆发, 出发) it is 發; in others (理发, 头发) it is 髮.

The form 發, which 发 stands for in many words, was originally drawn as a bow firing an arrow.

Open 发 →

Two or more meaningful parts placed together so that their meanings combine into a new one.

  • 彳彳chì
  • 亍亍chù

The shape of 行 originally showed a street intersection, even on both sides. Later it became uneven, with 彳 on the left and 亍 on the right.

Open 行 →

A drawing of the thing itself, worn down over three thousand years into a few strokes.

The shape of 人 shows a side view of a standing person, with an arm and a leg.

Open 人 →

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