Definition
签 (qiān) as a noun means 'a document comment, endorsement, or brief written note' — the thing you write, not the action. The verb 签 (to sign) and the compounds 签名 (sign one's name) and 签字 (sign one's name) are the actions; this noun sense is distinct and less common.
noun
to sign (one's name)to write brief comments on a document
Easily confused
- 答dálook-aliketo answer, to reply, to respond
- 钱qiánsound-alikemoney
- 捡jiǎnlook-aliketo pick up; to collect; to gather
- 前qiánsound-alikefront (location)
- 第dìlook-alike(prefix) used before a number to form ordinal numbers (first, second, third, etc.)
- 欠qiànsound-aliketo owe (money, debt, favor, apology)
- 算suànlook-aliketo calculate, compute; to figure (out)
- 千qiānsound-alikethousand
- 脸liǎnlook-alikeface
- 牵qiānsound-aliketo pull, to lead (an animal on a tether)
Examples
- 签。Qǐng zài zhèlǐ qiān shàng nín de míngzì.Please sign your name here.
- 签。Tā qiān wán hétong jiù zǒu le.He left after signing the contract.
- 。Zhè fèn wénjiàn xūyào jīnglǐ qiān zì.This document needs the manager to sign.
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