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生发 (shēng fā) — to generate profit or interest (on capital); to multiply; to develop (financial or business growth)

Definition

A formal-written term for capital or money growing — generating profit or interest, multiplying through investment. Use it for financial/business contexts, not everyday 'growth'.

verb
to generate profit or interest (on capital)to multiplyto develop (financial or business growth)

Examples

  • 生发。
    Zhè bǐ cún kuǎn měi nián néng shēng fā bù shǎo lì xī.
    This deposit can generate considerable interest every year.
  • 生发。
    Qǐ yè tōng guò tóu zī ràng zī běn bú duàn shēng fā.
    Companies let capital continuously multiply through investment.
  • ，生发。
    Zài fù lì xiào guǒ xià, běn jīn huì chí xù shēng fā.
    Under the effect of compound interest, the principal will continue to grow.

Origin

Compound word
构词法gòucífǎ
联合liánhéCoordinate

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

生shēngproduce
发fādevelop

生 means produce or grow and 发 means develop, together describing growth or profit generation.

Characters in this word

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

生 shows 屮 (a bud) above 一 (the ground), drawing a sprout coming up from the earth.

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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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Finance & Banking

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