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出版

chūbǎn

to publish

A person lifting a new book
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Characters in this word

出 chū

Strokes
5
Radical
凵 — container
Made of
屮 sprout 凵 container
How it's built
Ideograph — the meaning is built from its parts

版 bǎn

Strokes
8
Radical
片 — slice, splinter
Made of
片 slice, splinter 反 reverse, opposite
How it's built
Phono-semantic — one part hints at the meaning, another at the sound

Example phrases

  • 这书已出版。 Zhè shū yǐ chū bǎn. This book is already published.
  • 他出版新书。 Tā chū bǎn xīn shū. He publishes a new book.
  • 我想出版书。 Wǒ xiǎng chū bǎn shū. I want to publish a book.

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