放款 (fàng kuǎn) — to make a loan, to lend (money)

Definition

Bank/lender's perspective: to issue or disburse a loan. Contrast with 借款 (borrower's side) and 贷款 (broader, covers both lending and borrowing).

verb
to make a loanto lend (money)

Examples

  • 放款。
    Yín háng jué dìng gěi zhè jiā gōng sī fàng kuǎn.
    The bank decided to make a loan to this company.
  • 。
    Qù nián yín háng fàng le sān bǐ kuǎn gěi zhōng xiǎo qǐ yè.
    Last year the bank made three loans to small and medium enterprises.
  • 放款，。
    Tā shēn qǐng le yì bǐ fàng kuǎn, yòng yú chuàng yè.
    He applied for a loan to start a business.

Origin

Compound word
构词法gòucífǎ
动宾dòngbīnVerb + object

An action followed by what it acts on, fused into one word.

放fàngrelease
款kuǎnmoney

To 放 release 款 money or funds, making a loan.

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
攵Written in full as攴pūhand, action
Sound part声符shēngfú
方
方fāng放fàng
Same sound today

放 uses 方 for its sound and 攵, a hand/action part, to mark an action of release.

Open 放 →

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
欠欠qiànlacking, desire
Sound part声符shēngfú
柰
柰nài款kuǎn
The sound has drifted apartThe sound part was a clue two thousand years ago — it often still helps, but not always.

款 pairs 柰, a sound hint, with 欠, a part about lacking or desire.

Open 款 →

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