签发

簽發

qiānfā

verb #12,561

Meanings

1 to issue (a document)
2 to sign and issue officially

Characters

to sign; signature

to issue; to send out

Examples

HSK 5

签证的签发日期是上个月。

Qiānzhèng de qiānfā rìqī shì shànggèyuè.

The visa's date of issue was last month.

HSK 7-9

护照由公安局签发。

Hùzhào yóu gōng'ānjú qiānfā.

Passports are issued by the Public Security Bureau.

Tips

usage

签发 specifically means to officially sign and issue a document. It's used for passports, visas, certificates, and other official papers. For informal 'issuing', 发 alone is sufficient.

Stroke Order

签 qiān

发 fā