签
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qiān · to sign, to endorse

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13Total strokes

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Top-bottomCharacter structure

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Vocabulary in context

Common words with 签

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qiānWords pronounced qiān
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Example sentences

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Zhǐyǒu dé le qiān zhèng cái kě yǐ lái zhōng guó.只有得了签证才可以来中国。

You can only come to China if you’ve got a visa.

Source: Tatoeba #1477291 · CC BY 2.0 FR
Bài tuō nín, qǐng gěi wǒ yì zhāng qiān zhèng.拜托您,请给我一张签证。

I beg you, give me a visa.

Source: Tatoeba #392293 · CC BY 2.0 FR
Míng míng qiān dìng le hù bù qīn fàn tiáo yuē, jìng rán hái lái gōng jī wǒ men.明明签订了互不侵犯条约,竟然还来攻击我们。

They still attacked us, despite clearly agreeing to sign the non-aggression pact.

Source: Tatoeba #1501684 · CC BY 2.0 FR
Nǐ néng zài zhè lǐ qiān míng ma ?你能在这里签名吗?

Could you sign here?

Source: Tatoeba #415645 · CC BY 2.0 FR
Zhāo gǔ shuō míng shū bì xū yóu liǎng míng bǎo jiàn dài biǎo rén qiān zì.招股说明书必须由两名保荐代表人签字。

Prospectuses must be signed by two sponsor representatives.

Source: Tatoeba #629975 · CC BY 2.0 FR
Xiāng zǐ de nèi róng zài biāo qiān shàng miàn xiě zhe.箱子的内容在标签上面写着。

The contents of the box are indicated on the label.

Source: Tatoeba #455323 · CC BY 2.0 FR
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How to study 签 in context

  1. Say qiān, then recall the core meaning: to sign, to endorse.
  2. Write all 13 strokes while keeping the top-bottom balanced.
  3. Use it in 签证 (qiān zhèng), meaning “visa”.
  4. Read the complete sentence aloud once, then cover the translation and explain how 签 works in that context.

Definitions and traditional forms are compiled from Make Me a Hanzi, HSK curriculum data, and CC-CEDICT. Sourced example sentences link to Tatoeba; editorial examples are labeled separately. Review data sources and licenses.