签名 qiānmíng to sign (one's name with a pen etc)
to sign (one's name with a pen etc); to autograph; signature
How to remember 签名: 签 to sign + 名 name = to sign (one's name with a pen etc).
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How it is used
- To sign one's name / an autograph / a signature - 请在这里签名 (qǐng zài zhèlǐ qiānmíng) please sign here; 明星的签名 a celebrity's autograph.
- Verb-object, can split (签个名). Also a profile 'status/signature' online. Contrast 签字 (qiānzì, signing to make something official) and 签订 (signing a contract).
Example sentences
- 汤姆忘记签名了。 Tāngmǔ wàngjì qiānmíng le.Tom forgot to sign his name.