签 (qiān) — to sign (one's name); to write brief comments on a document
Definition
签 (qiān) is a verb meaning 'to sign' or 'to annotate briefly' on a document. It is usually used by itself to describe the act of signing, while 签名 and 签字 refer more to the signed name itself (the signature).
noun
to sign (one's name)to write brief comments on a document
Easily confused
- 答dálook-aliketo answer, to reply, to respond
- 千qiānsound-alikethousand
- 捡jiǎnlook-aliketo pick up; to collect; to gather
- 牵qiānsound-aliketo pull, to lead (an animal on a tether)
- 第dìlook-alike(prefix) used before a number to form ordinal numbers (first, second, third, etc.)
- 迁qiānsound-aliketo move; to relocate (residence, office, capital, etc.)
Examples
- 签。Qǐng zài zhè lǐ qiān shàng nín de míng zì.Please sign your name here.
- 签。Tā qiān wán hé tong jiù zǒu le.He left after signing the contract.
- 。Zhè fèn wén jiàn xū yào jīng lǐ qiān zì.This document needs the manager to sign.
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