签 qiān to sign
How to remember 签: 𥫗 bamboo + 佥 all = to sign. At the bamboo table in the garden, all the neighbours line up to sign the letter against the new motorway.
Component breakdown
签 = 𥫗 bamboo + 佥 all
- 𥫗 bamboo
- 佥 all
At the bamboo table in the garden, all the neighbours line up to sign the letter against the new motorway.
How it is used
- 'To sign' and 'a slip/tag'. 签名 (qiānmíng) sign one's name/autograph, 签字 (qiānzì) sign (a document), 签合同 (qiān hétong) sign a contract.
- 签证 (qiānzhèng) = a visa; 标签 (biāoqiān) = a label/tag.
- 抽签 (chōuqiān) = to draw lots - 签 as a marked slip of paper (bamboo radical ⺮).
Words with 签
- 签证qiānzhèngvisaHSK 4
- 签名qiānmíngto sign (one's name with a pen etc)HSK 5
- 签字qiānzìto sign (one's name)HSK 5
- 签订qiāndìngto agree to and sign (a treaty etc)HSK 5
- 抽签chōuqiānto perform divination with sticksHSK 7
- 标签biāoqiānlabelHSK 7
- 签约qiānyuēto sign a contract or agreementHSK 7
- 签署qiānshǔto sign (an agreement)HSK 9
Example sentences
- 我去英国大使馆办签证。 Wǒ qù Yīngguó dàshǐguǎn bàn qiānzhèng.I'm going to the British embassy to get a visa.