签

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to sign one's name; to write brief comments on a document; inscribed bamboo stick (variant of 籤|签[qian1]); visa

13 strokes Dict coverage rank #1,347 U+7B7E

Phono-semantic compound (形声字)

⺮ (semantic, “bamboo”) + 佥 (phonetic, qiān)

components: ⺮佥

sign · Heisig RSH #2862

hootenanny + 竹 bamboo

Keyword method from Heisig's Remembering Simplified Hanzi.

Phonetic series: characters sharing the sound component 佥

Siblings built with the same phonetic component 佥 (qiān) — compare how they read:

Character	Pinyin	Meaning
佥 sound component	qiān	all, together, unanimous
脸	liǎn	face, cheek; reputation
险	xiǎn	narrow pass, strategic point
检	jiǎn	to check, to examine, to inspect
验	yàn	to examine, to inspect, to test, to verify
剑	jiàn	sword, dagger, saber
俭	jiǎn	temperate, frugal, economical
敛	liǎn	to collect, to extort
睑	jiǎn	eyelid
捡	jiǎn	to pick up, to gather, to collect
殓	liàn	to dress a corpse for burial
硷	jiǎn	alkaline, alkali, lye, salt
莶	xiān	vine
猃	xiǎn	long-snouted dog
裣	liǎn	draw one's hands into sleeve

Word	Pinyin	Meaning
签发地点	qiān fā dì diǎn	place of issue (of document)
小书签	xiǎo shū qiān	bookmarklet (computing)
签字者	qiān zì zhě	signatory
落地签	luò dì qiān	landing visa; visa on arrival
价格标签	jià gé biāo qiān	price tag
名称标签	míng chēng biāo qiān	name tag
签字费	qiān zì fèi	signing bonus; sign-on bonus
签字笔	qiān zì bǐ	felt-tip pen; roller ball pen; gel ink pen
签约奖金	qiān yuē jiǎng jīn	signing bonus; sign-on bonus
中签	zhòng qiān	to win a ballot; to draw a lucky number
过境签证	guò jìng qiān zhèng	transit visa
签发	qiān fā	to issue (a document); to sign and issue officially
签出	qiān chū	to sign out (of a physical location or attendance register); (computing) to check out (i.e…
入境签证	rù jìng qiān zhèng	entry visa
工签	gōng qiān	work visa; work permit (abbr. for 工作簽證\|工作签证[gong1 zuo4 qian1 zheng4])
签定	qiān dìng	to sign (a contract, treaty etc)
名签	míng qiān	name tag
签名	qiān míng	to sign (one's name with a pen etc); to autograph; signature
签字	qiān zì	to sign (one's name); signature
书签	shū qiān	bookmark; CL:張\|张[zhang1]