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Chinese symbol for “issue”

发表
fā biǎo
Traditional: 發表
to issue; to publish

The closest CC-CEDICT match for issue is 发表 (fā biǎo), defined as: to issue; to publish.

Before using these characters for a tattoo, check them with a native speaker. Dictionary words often have several meanings, and the right choice depends on context.

Characters and stroke order

发 fā
to issue, to dispatch, to send out; hair
radical 29 ⼜ · 5 strokes
表 biǎo
to show, to express, to display; outside, appearance; a watch
radical 145 ⾐ · 8 strokes

Traditional forms

Other Chinese words for “issue”

WordPinyinMeaning
发出 (發出)fā chūto issue (an order, decree etc); to send out; to dispatch; to produce (a sound); to let out (a laugh)
颁布 (頒布)bān bùto issue; to proclaim
颁发 (頒發)bān fāto issue; to promulgate
发给 (發給)fā gěito issue; to grant
签发 (簽發)qiān fāto issue (a document); to sign and issue officially

Related words

Other words that share a character with 发表.

WordPinyinMeaning
发展 (發展)fā zhǎndevelopment; growth
发生 (發生)fā shēngto happen; to occur; to take place; to arise (e.g. 发生问题 (fā shēng wèn tí) "a problem arises")
发现 (發現)fā xiànto notice; to become aware of; to discover; to find; to detect
开发 (開發)kāi fāto exploit (a resource); to open up (for development); to develop
发布 (發佈)fā bùvariant of 发布 (fā bù)
代表dài biǎorepresentative; delegate
表示biǎo shì(of sb) to express; to state; to show; (of sth) to indicate; to signify; to show
表现 (表現)biǎo xiànto show; to show off

See also: Japanese symbol for “issue”.

Data: CC-CEDICT (CC BY-SA 4.0); Unihan Database (Unicode License v3); Make Me a Hanzi (Arphic Public License (graphics.txt); LGPL-3.0-or-later (dictionary.txt)); wordfreq (CC BY-SA 4.0 (data)). Retrieved 2026-10-22.

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