Chinese word

公章

Pronunciation

Pinyingōng zhāng

Meaning

  • nounofficial seal

Example

这份证明上需要公司的公章。zhè fèn zhèng míng shàng xū yào gōng sī de gōng zhāng

This certificate needs the company's official seal.

Illustration for 公章 (official seal)

More examples

合同上有公司公章才能办理后续手续。hé tóng shàng yǒu gōng sī gōng zhāng cái néng bàn lǐ hòu xù shǒu xù

The next steps can be completed only when the contract has the company's official seal.

Core concept

A formal stamp that gives an organization's document its recognized authority.

Common phrases

  • 公司公章gōng sī gōng zhāng

    company's official seal

  • 单位公章dān wèi gōng zhāng

    organization's official seal

Similar words

印章yìn zhāng: A physical seal used to press an identifying mark onto a document.
公印gōng yìn: A formal seal belonging to a government office or other public authority.

Definition in Chinese

公司或单位用于证明文件真实性并对外代表单位意志的正式印章。gōng sī huò dān wèi yòng yú zhèng míng wén jiàn zhēn shí xìng bìng duì wài dài biǎo dān wèi yì zhì de zhèng shì yìn zhāng

Word origin

公章 (gōngzhāng, "official seal") combines 公 (gōng, "public") + 章 (zhāng, "seal or mark"), naming the mark that represents an organization in formal dealings.

Usage tips

  • In English, "official seal" can sound ceremonial, but Chinese uses this term in ordinary workplace talk about routine document processing.

Other meanings

  • sealnoun

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