Chinese word

印章

Pronunciation

Pinyinyìn zhāng

Meaning

  • nounseal

Example

老师在我的作业本上盖了一个小印章。lǎo shī zài wǒ de zuò yè běn shàng gài le yí gè xiǎo yìn zhāng

The teacher put a small stamp on my homework notebook.

Illustration for 印章 (seal)

More examples

办理登记时，登记机关要求提供加盖印章的公司证明。bàn lǐ dēng jì shí dēng jì jī guān yāo qiú tí gōng jiā gài yìn zhāng de gōng sī zhèng míng

During registration, the registration office requires a company certificate bearing a seal.

Core concept

A small carved emblem that transfers its design to show who stands behind a document or object.

Common phrases

  • 合同上加盖印章hé tóng shàng jiā gài yìn zhāng

    affix a seal to a contract

  • 电子签名与印章diàn zi qiān míng yǔ yìn zhāng

    electronic signature and seal

  • 丢失印章diū shī yìn zhāng

    lose a seal

Similar words

公章gōng zhāng: A company's or government body's official seal for approving important documents.
印鉴yìn jiàn: A seal imprint used to prove a signature or formal approval.
私章sī zhāng: A person's own seal for contracts and other private documents.

Definition in Chinese

个人或单位为签署、证明或装饰而刻制并盖在文件或物品上的印鉴或图章，以及其留下的印迹。gè rén huò dān wèi wèi qiān shǔ zhèng míng huò zhuāng shì ér kè zhì bìng gài zài wén jiàn huò wù pǐn shàng de yìn jiàn huò tú zhāng yǐ jí qí liú xià de yìn jì

Word origin

印章 (yìnzhāng, "seal") combines 印 (yìn, "mark") with 章 (zhāng, "emblem"), linking the word to an emblem pressed onto something.

Usage tips

  • In English, seal can also mean an animal or a way to close something, while this Chinese word centers on an official mark used by a person or organization.

Other meanings

  • stampnoun

Related words

  • 法人印章fǎ rén yìn zhāngcorporate sealnoun

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