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签收 (qiān shōu) — to sign for (something received); to acknowledge receipt by signing

Definition

Verb meaning to sign for a delivery or document upon receipt — the act of signing confirms you have received it. Used for packages, registered mail, and official papers.

verb
to sign for (something received)to acknowledge receipt by signing

Examples

  • 签收。
    Qǐng zài zhè ge kuài dì dān shàng qiān shōu.
    Please sign for this delivery on the receipt.
  • 签收。
    Shōu dào bāo guǒ hòu qǐng lì jí qiān shōu.
    After receiving the package, please sign for it immediately.
  • 签收。
    Tā qiān shōu le nà fèn zhòng yào wén jiàn.
    He signed for that important document.

Origin

Compound word
构词法gòucífǎ
联合liánhéCoordinate

Two parts of equal weight, alike or opposite in meaning, standing side by side.

签qiānsign
收shōureceive

签 means to sign and 收 means to receive, together describing signing upon receipt.

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 籤; 签 is its simplified writing.

The simplified 签 stands for more than one traditional character. In most words (签, 签订) it is 簽; in others it is 籤.

Meaning part形符xíngfú
竹竹zhúbamboo
Sound part声符shēngfú
韱
韱xiān籤⁰qiān(r)
Close in sound todayThe sound part was a clue two thousand years ago — it often still helps, but not always.

The traditional form 籤 shows 竹, bamboo, for the material, plus 韱 to give the sound; the simplified 签 is a later shorthand.

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

Meaning part形符xíngfú
攴攴pū
Sound part声符shēngfú
丩
丩jiū收shōu
The sound has drifted apartThe sound part was a clue two thousand years ago — it often still helps, but not always.

收 uses 攴 to show an action and 丩 as a sound clue; the old meaning was 'to arrest.'

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