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盖章 (gài zhāng) — (separable verb) to stamp a seal, to affix an official stamp (on a document)

Definition

盖章 (gài zhāng) is a separable verb meaning to stamp a seal on a document, common in official, business, or contractual contexts. Split it for objects/quantities: 盖章 → 盖了章 / 盖一个章.

verb
(separable verb) to stamp a sealto affix an official stamp (on a document)

Examples

  • 盖章。
    Qǐng zài wén jiàn shàng gài zhāng.
    Please stamp the document.
  • 。
    Tā gài le yí gè zhāng.
    He stamped one seal.
  • 。
    Hé tong gài le zhāng cái néng shēng xiào.
    The contract only takes effect after being stamped.

Origin

Compound word
构词法gòucífǎ
动宾dòngbīnVerb + object

An action followed by what it acts on, fused into one word.

盖gàicover
章zhāngseal

Cover and seal combine to mean stamping a seal.

Characters in this word

Most characters — around four in five — are built this way: one part hints at the meaning, the other at the pronunciation.

This origin belongs to the traditional form 蓋; 盖 is its simplified writing.

Meaning part形符xíngfú
艸艸cǎograss
Sound part声符shēngfú
盍
盍hé蓋gài
The sound has drifted apartThe sound part was a clue two thousand years ago — it often still helps, but not always.

The traditional form 蓋 pairs 艸, grass, with 盍 for sound. It was a thatch, and it took on cover meanings after 盍 was borrowed for “why not”.

Open 盖 →

Two or more meaningful parts placed together so that their meanings combine into a new one.

章 shows a chisel piercing a piece of jade in the middle. It originally meant treating jade.

Open 章 →
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HSK 2.0 Level 6Workplace & Office

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