核发 (hé fā) — to approve and issue (a document, license, certificate, etc.) after verification

Definition

A formal written verb meaning 'to approve and issue' a document, license, or certificate after checking it. Almost only seen in official/administrative contexts (government, schools, departments), not in daily speech.

verb
to approve and issue (a document, license, certificate, etc.) after verification

Examples

  • 核发。
    Zhèng fǔ hé fā le xīn de yíng yè zhí zhào.
    The government approved and issued a new business license.
  • 核发。
    Xué xiào hé fā le bì yè zhèng shū.
    The school issued the graduation certificate after verification.
  • 核发。
    Zhè ge bù mén fù zé hé fā hù zhào.
    This department is responsible for approving and issuing passports.

Origin

Compound word
构词法gòucífǎ
联合liánhéSide by side

Two parts of equal weight, alike or opposite in meaning, standing side by side.

核héverify/approve
发fāissue

核 contributes verifying or approving, and 发 contributes issuing, describing approval followed by issuance.

Characters in this word

Most characters — around four in five — are built this way: one part hints at the meaning, the other at the pronunciation.

Meaning part形符xíngfú
木木mùtree
Sound part声符shēngfú
亥
亥hài核hé
The sound has drifted apartThe sound part was a clue two thousand years ago — it often still helps, but not always.

核 pairs 木, a tree, with 亥 to give its sound; it originally named a kind of tree, and its later meanings are borrowed.

Open 核 →

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 →

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