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发行量 (fā xíng liàng) — volume of circulation, circulation numbers (of a publication)

Definition

发行量 specifically refers to the number of copies of a publication (newspaper, magazine, book) actually distributed — the 'circulation figures', not just how many were printed. Pairs with 出版 (publish) and follows a publication, not an author or topic.

noun
volume of circulationcirculation numbers (of a publication)

Examples

  • 发行量。
    Zhè jiā bào zhǐ de fā xíng liàng zēng jiā le.
    The circulation of this newspaper has increased.
  • 发行量。
    Zhè běn zá zhì de fā xíng liàng chāo guò le yì bǎi wàn.
    The circulation of this magazine exceeds one million.
  • 发行量。
    Tā men zhèng zài tǒng jì shàng yí gè jì dù de fā xíng liàng.
    They are counting the circulation figures for last quarter.

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issue/circulate
发fāissue行xíngcirculate
联合Coordinate
量liángquantity

发 and 行 together mean “issue/circulate”, and 量 means “quantity”, giving circulation numbers.

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 →

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

  • 日日rìsun
  • 東東dōngbag; east

量 has 日 (sun) over 東 (bag; east). Some explanations suggest measuring under the sun or the sun rising in the east, but the exact origin is unclear.

Open 量 →
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