签发 (qiān fā) — to sign and issue (a document, visa, certificat…

Definition

verb

to sign and issue (a document, visa, certificate, etc.)

签发。
Dà shǐ guǎn yǐ jīng qiān fā le tā de hù zhào.
The embassy has already issued his passport.
签发。
Zhè ge zhèng shū yóu jiào yù bù qiān fā.
This certificate is issued by the Ministry of Education.
签发。
Tā fù zé qiān fā wài guó rén de gōng zuò qiān zhèng.
She is responsible for issuing work visas to foreigners.

Compound word

构词法gòucífǎ

联合liánhéCoordinate

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

签发 joins 签 (to sign) and 发 (to issue), so it means to sign and issue a document.

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.

This origin belongs to the traditional form 籤; 签 is its simplified writing.

The simplified 签 stands for more than one traditional character. In most words (签, 签订) it is 簽; in others it is 籤.

竹韱籤

Meaning part形符xíngfú

竹竹zhúbamboo

Sound part声符shēngfú

韱

韱xiān籤⁰qiān(r)

Close in sound todayThe sound part was a clue two thousand years ago — it often still helps, but not always.

The traditional form 籤 shows 竹, bamboo, for the material, plus 韱 to give the sound; the simplified 签 is a later shorthand.

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.

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