申办
shēnbàn · HSK 7
apply for
📝 申办 = 申 apply/state + 办 handle/manage = apply for (often to host an event)
申 means to state or apply; 办 means to handle or manage. Together they mean to formally apply for something, often a city bidding to host the Olympics or an expo. Sound hook: shēnbàn starts like the English shun-ban.
办 — 力 (strength) flanked by two 丶 dots
办 is the simplified form of 辦, which combined 力 (strength/effort) with 辡 (two 辛 'criminals/disputes') to mean 'to manage or handle a dispute'. The simplified shape keeps 力 in the center and reduces the surrounding element to two small dots, preserving the sense of 'doing' or 'handling' something.