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qiān

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qiān Meaning

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Pīnyīn Pronunciation
qiān | qian1
English translation
to sign one's name
visa
variant of qiān
> qiān [qiān]
Japanese variant of qiān
inscribed bamboo stick (used in divination, gambling, drawing lots etc)
small wood sliver
label
tag
to sign, to endorse; a note, a slip of paper

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About qiān

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Number of strokes

13

Traditional form

qiān

Contains the radical

zhú

Part of speech

Verb / 动词 dòng cí Dòngcí

Learning hint

bamboo

Etymology of qiān

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Type

pictophonetic

Positional decomposition

⺮佥

Semantic compound

zhú

Phonetic compound

qiān

Explanation

Phonosemantic compound. zhú represents the meaning and qiān represents the sound. Simplified form of qiān .

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Example sentences using qiān

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yòng 手电筒 shǒu diàn tǒng zhào 这个 zhè ge 标签 biāo qiān ,我们 wǒmen hǎo 看得见 kàn dé jiàn .

Shine the torch on so that we can read the labels.

mǎi xià 住房 zhù fáng , jiù qiān Zhāng 押租 yā zū 收据 shōujù . ”

When you buy a home, you must sign a " deposit receipt ".

de 签字 qiān zì shì 令人 lìng rén 看不 dǒng de 涂鸦 tú yā .

His signature was an incomprehensible scrawl.

zài 第六签名 qiān míng .

You are undersigned on page

集体 jítǐ 签约 qiān yuē yòu 变卦 biàn guà 知春时代 Shídài 项目 xiàngmù 怎么 zěnme le ?

Collective contract they changed their mind what the item Zhichun era?

Words with qiān

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FrequencySimplifiedMeaningTraditional
qiān label qiān
签名 qiān míng to autograph簽名
签署 qiānshǔ to sign (an agreement)簽署
签订 qiān dìng to agree to and sign (a treaty etc)簽訂
签字 qiān zì signature簽字
签约 qiān yuē to sign a contract or agreement簽約
标签 biāo qiān label標籤
签到 qiān dào to register簽到
签证 qiānzhèng visa簽證
抽签 chōu qiān to draw lots抽籤
签发 qiān fā to issue (a document)簽發
牙签 yá qiān toothpick牙籤
签定 qiān dìng to sign (a contract, treaty etc)簽定
签收 qiān shōu to sign for the acceptance of sth (e.g. a delivery etc)簽收
书签 shū qiān bookmark書籤
中签 zhòng qiān to win a ballot中簽
续签 xù qiān to renew a contract續簽
签字笔 qiān zì bǐ felt-tip pen簽字筆
题签 tí qiān to write the title of a book on a label題簽
签条 qiān tiáo label籤條
签字费 qiān zì fèi signing bonus簽字費
签呈 qiān chéng petition (submitted to a superior)簽呈
签字者 qiān zì zhě signatory簽字者

qiān Decomposition & Compounds

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qiān Decomposition

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