CHINESE CHARACTER
- Numbered pinyin
- qian1
- English meanings
- sign, autograph
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BUILDING BLOCKS
Structure & components
Top–bottom structure
Top–bottom arrangement: top ⺮; bottom 佥.
Meaning & sound clues
⺮ is identified as the meaning component, associated with “bamboo”.
佥 is identified as the sound component (qiān). Its pronunciation may differ from the modern pronunciation of 签.
This breakdown describes the written shape. A component's meaning does not always explain the meaning of the whole character.
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Characters with the same pinyin, regardless of tone.
Qian (heaven trigram)
front
thousand
moat; trench
inlay; embed
yawn
apology
easy
dive; latent
pull
euryale; starch
pious; sincere
modest; humble
blame; condemn
move
send; dispatch
sum
pliers; clamp
lead (chemistry)
Example sentences
Read the Chinese sentence, then check its English translation.
- 01
Sign.
- 02
Sign a contract.
- 03
Check in.
- 04
A visa.
- 05
Sign an agreement.
- 06
Sign a name.
Related words
Explore words connected to this character.
- 抽签
- 标签
- 签名
- 签字
- 签约
- 签署
- 签订
- 签证