广发

廣發

Guǎngfā

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Meanings

1 GF (Guangfa) — brand prefix of major Guangzhou-based financial groups
2 GF Securities / GF Bank (abbr.)

Characters

broad, wide (also short for Guangdong)

to issue, send out

Examples

广发证券是国内一线券商。

Guǎngfā Zhèngquàn shì guónèi yīxiàn quànshāng.

GF Securities is a top-tier Chinese brokerage.

他办了一张广发银行的信用卡。

Tā bàn le yī zhāng Guǎngfā Yínháng de xìnyòngkǎ.

He got a GF Bank credit card.

Tips

culture

广发 ('extensively issuing') is shared by several Guangdong-headquartered financial firms — notably 广发证券 (GF Securities, one of China's big brokerages) and 广发银行 (China Guangfa Bank). Context tells you which.

Stroke Order

广 guǎng

发 fā