发行 (fā xíng) — to publish, to release (a book, film, etc.); to…

Definition

发行 covers both publishing media (books, films) and issuing currency/stocks. Broader than 出版 (books only); more official than 推出 (products).

verb

to publishto release (a book, film, etc.)to issue (stocks, currency, etc.)

发行。
Zhè jiā chū bǎn shè měi nián fā xíng shàng bǎi zhǒng xīn shū.
This publishing house releases hundreds of new books every year.
发行。
Yāng háng jué dìng fā xíng xīn bǎn rén mín bì.
The central bank decided to issue a new version of the renminbi.
发行。
Zhè bù diàn yǐng jiāng zài quán guó fā xíng.
This movie will be released nationwide.

Compound word

构词法gòucífǎ

联合liánhéCoordinate

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

行xíngcirculate

'发' means issue or send out, and '行' means circulate; together they describe issuing for circulation.

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.

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

彳亍行

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.

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