签 qiān — sign one's name; a note; a stick; sign one's name
请在这里签上你的名字。Qǐng zài zhè lǐ qiān shàng nǐ de míng zi.Please sign your name here.
Common words: 签证 (qiān zhèng)、签名 (qiān míng)、签字 (qiān zì)
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Chinese characters meaning "sign one's name"
Learn Chinese characters with the meaning "sign one's name", including 签 (qiān), 签 (qiān). Study pinyin, English meanings, traditional forms, common words…
How to Study This Meaning Group
The English word "sign one's name" covers 2 different Chinese characters — 签 (qiān), 签 (qiān) — and each is its own word with its own feel. These 2 characters happen to share the reading qiān, so lean on the words and written forms to tell them apart. The example sentences further down show how 签 and the others are actually used, so you learn them in context rather than as a single translation.
- 签 qiānsign one's name; a note; a stick; sign one's nameUseful words: 签证, 签名
- 签 qiānsign one's name; a note; a stick; sign one's nameUseful words: 签证, 签名
Common words for these 2 "sign one's name" characters
Anchor each of these 2 characters in a word you can picture — start with 签 (qiān) — so "sign one's name" turns into concrete usage instead of a one-to-one translation.
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签 qiān — sign one's name; a note; a stick; sign one's name
请在这里签上你的名字。Qǐng zài zhè lǐ qiān shàng nǐ de míng zi.Please sign your name here.
Common words: 签证 (qiān zhèng)、签名 (qiān míng)、签字 (qiān zì)
All 2 characters
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