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

护照由公安局签发。

Hùzhào yóu gōng'ānjú qiānfā.

Passports are issued by the Public Security Bureau.

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.

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