出具
chū jù · HSK 7
to issue
📄 出 (out) + 具 (tool/implement) = bring out the official tool — issue a document
Think of it as producing or bringing out (出) an instrument or implement (具). Documents and certificates are the official tools you hand over to prove something.
出 — foot 止 emerging from enclosure 凵
出 is a pictograph showing a foot or plant stepping out of a hollow or enclosure, depicting the act of going forth. The original sense of 'coming out' or 'emerging' has remained stable since oracle bone script. It now broadly means 'to exit, go out, or produce.'