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签定 (qiān dìng) — to sign and conclude (a contract, agreement, treaty)

Definition

Use 签定 specifically for signing and finalizing a written agreement, contract, or treaty — emphasizes both signing and concluding. Don't confuse with 签订, which is the more common variant in everyday and formal use.

verb
to sign and conclude (a contract, agreement, treaty)

Examples

  • 签定。
    Shuāng fāng jiāng yú xià yuè qiān dìng hé zuò xié yì.
    The two parties will sign a cooperation agreement next month.
  • 签定，。
    Zhè fèn hé tong yǐ jīng qiān dìng le, bù néng fǎn huǐ.
    This contract has been signed and concluded; you can't back out.
  • 签定。
    Liǎng guó qiān dìng le hé píng tiáo yuē.
    The two countries signed a peace treaty.

Origin

Compound word
构词法gòucífǎ
补充bǔchōngVerb + complement

An action followed by its result or direction.

签qiānsign
定dìngsettle

To 签 something makes it 定, settled or concluded.

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
宀宀mián
Sound part声符shēngfú
正
正zhèng定dìng
The sound has drifted apartThe sound part was a clue two thousand years ago — it often still helps, but not always.

定 is built from 宀 and 正, with 正 supplying the sound.

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Appears in
Business & Commerce

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