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签

qiān

HSK 4 Character Traditional 簽

What 签 means

1. to sign one's name
2. to write brief comments on a document
3. inscribed bamboo stick (variant of {签|qiān})
4. visa

Other readings

签 is 多音字 — it is read more than one way, and the reading changes the meaning.

• qiāninscribed bamboo stick (used in divination, gambling, drawing lots etc); small wood sliver

Example sentences

• 契约签订了。
  Qìyuē qiāndìng le.
  The contract was signed.
• 我签了文件。
  I signed the document.
• 他们签字了吗？
  Tāmen qiānzì le ma?
  Did they sign?
• 我签署了文件。
  Wǒ qiānshǔ le wénjiàn.
  I signed the document.
• 我正要去签到。
  Wǒ zhèngyào qù qiāndào.
  I'm going to check.
• 我申请了签证。
  I applied for a visa.

Words starting with 签

• 签证qiān zhèngvisa; to issue a visa
• 签字qiān zìto sign (one's name); signature
• 签订qiān dìngto agree to and sign (a treaty etc)
• 签署qiān shǔto sign (an agreement)
• 签名qiān míngto sign (one's name with a pen etc); to autograph; signature
• 签约qiān yuēto sign a contract or agreement
• 签发qiān fāto issue (a document); to sign and issue officially
• 签定qiān dìngto sign (a contract, treaty etc)
• 签到qiān dàoto register; to sign in
• 签收qiān shōuto sign to acknowledge receipt of sth (e.g. a delivery or document)
• 签字笔qiān zì bǐfelt-tip pen; roller ball pen; gel ink pen
• 签入qiān rù(computing) to check in (i.e. to submit code to a central repository)
• 签出qiān chūto sign out (of a physical location or attendance register)…
• 签章qiān zhāngsignature
• 签条qiān tiáolabel; tag
• 签字者qiān zì zhěsignatory
• 签字费qiān zì fèisigning bonus; sign-on bonus
• 签派室qiān pài shìdispatch office
• 签发地点qiān fā dì diǎnplace of issue (of document)
• 签售qiān shòu(of an author, musician etc) to sign (books, records etc) purchased by fans
• 签售会qiān shòu huì(publishing industry) book signing event; (music industry) fansign event
• 签约奖金qiān yuē jiǎng jīnsigning bonus; sign-on bonus
• 签唱会qiān chàng huì(of a singer) autograph session; record signing event
• 签赌qiān dǔto gamble

Words containing 签

• 标签biāo qiānlabel; tag; (computing) tab (GUI element)
• 抽签chōu qiānto perform divination with sticks; to draw lots; a ballot (in share dealing)
• 牙签yá qiāntoothpick
• 续签xù qiānto renew a contract; contract extension
• 中签zhòng qiānto win a ballot; to draw a lucky number
• 便签biàn qiānnote; memo
• 价签jià qiānprice tag
• 免签miǎn qiānto waive visa requirements; visa exemption; visa-exempt
• 名签míng qiānname tag
• 工签gōng qiānwork visa; work permit (abbr. for 工作签证
• 改签gǎi qiānto change one's reservation; to transfer to a different flight, airline, bus or train
• 书签shū qiānbookmark
• 求签qiú qiān(folk religion) to divine by drawing fortune sticks or divination lots
• 附签fù qiānprice tag
• 页签yè qiān(computing) tab (GUI element)
• 题签tí qiānto write the title of a book on a label
• 小书签xiǎo shū qiānbookmarklet (computing)
• 标签页biāo qiān yètab (of a browser window)
• 落地签luò dì qiānlanding visa; visa on arrival
• 价格标签jià gé biāo qiānprice tag
• 入境签证rù jìng qiān zhèngentry visa
• 名称标签míng chēng biāo qiānname tag
• 过境签证guò jìng qiān zhèngtransit visa
• 药签yào qiānmedical swab

Characters built on 佥

These share the phonetic component 佥 (qiān), which is why their readings rhyme. Learning them as a family is far cheaper than learning them one at a time.

• 险xiǎndanger; dangerous; rugged
• 检jiǎnto check; to examine; to inspect
• 脸liǎnface
• 剑jiàndouble-edged sword; classifier for blows of a sword
• 捡jiǎnto pick up; to collect; to gather
• 敛liǎn(literary) to hold back; (literary) to restrain; to control (oneself); to collect…
• 俭jiǎn(bound form) frugal; thrifty
• 睑jiǎneyelid

Characters that look like 签

Easy to confuse on sight. Compare them side by side once and the pair stops costing you.

• 答dáto answer; to reply; to respond
• 鉴jiànbronze mirror (used in ancient times); to reflect; to mirror
• 蓬péngfleabane (family Asteraceae); disheveled; classifier for luxuriant plants, smoke, ashes…
• 酱jiàngthick paste of fermented soybean; marinated in soy paste; paste
• 筱xiǎodwarf bamboo; thin bamboo
• 銮luánimperial

Sounds the same

Read qiān, tone for tone, but written differently.

• 铅lead (chemistry)
• 千thousand
• 牵to lead along; to pull (an animal on a tether); (bound form) to involve
• 谦modest
• 迁to move; to shift; to change (a position or location etc)
• 骞(literary) to hold high
• 搴to seize; to pull; to hold up the hem of clothes
• 褰to lift (clothes, sheets); lower garments
• 悭stingy
• 仟thousand (banker's anti-fraud numeral)
• 芊green; luxuriant growth
• 钎a drill (for boring through rock)