提 tí to carry (hanging down from the hand) / to lift / to put forward / to mention / to raise (an issue) / upwards character stroke / lifting brush stroke (in painting) / scoop for measuring liquid syn 记 記 jì to record / to note / to memorize / to remember / mark / sign / classifier for blows, kicks, shots syn 报 報 bào to report / to inform / to announce / to respond / to reply / to sign up for / to register for (abbr. for 報名|报名[bao4ming2]) / to reward / to recompense / to take revenge / to retaliate / newspaper / periodical / journal / bulletin / telegram syn 签名 簽名 qiān míng to sign (one's name with a pen etc) / to autograph / signature syn 标记 標記 biāo jì sign / mark / symbol / to mark up / (computing) token syn 迹象 跡象 jì xiàng sign / indication / mark / indicator syn 标志 標誌 biāo zhì sign / mark / symbol / logo / to symbolize / to indicate / to mark syn 签字 簽字 qiān zì to sign (one's name) / signature syn 签署 簽署 qiān shǔ to sign (an agreement) syn 牌子 pái zi sign / trademark / brand syn 动静 動靜 dòng jìng (detectable) movement / (sign of) activity / movement and stillness syn 符号 符號 fú hào symbol / mark / sign syn 征兆 徵兆 zhēng zhào omen / sign (that sth is about to happen) / warning sign syn 签约 簽約 qiān yuē to sign a contract or agreement syn 报名 報名 bào míng to sign up / to enter one's name / to apply / to register / to enroll / to enlist syn 手势 手勢 shǒu shì gesture / sign / signal 暗号 暗號 àn hào secret signal (sign) / countersign / password 吊死 diào sǐ death by hanging / to hang oneself syn 招牌 zhāo pai signboard / shop sign / reputation of a business syn 星座 xīng zuò constellation / astrological sign syn 预兆 預兆 yù zhào omen / sign (of sth yet to occur) / prior indication / to foreshadow syn 兆头 兆頭 zhào tou omen / portent / sign syn 绞死 絞死 jiǎo sǐ to hang (i.e. execute by hanging) / to strangle 幌子 huǎng zi shop sign / signboard / (fig.) pretense syn 签发 簽發 qiān fā to issue (a document) / to sign and issue officially 署名 shǔ míng to sign (a signature) syn 签订 簽訂 qiān dìng to agree to and sign (a treaty etc) syn 签收 簽收 qiān shōu to sign for the acceptance of sth (e.g. a delivery etc) 绞刑 絞刑 jiǎo xíng to execute by hanging 手语 手語 shǒu yǔ sign language 指标 指標 zhǐ biāo (production) target / quota / index / indicator / sign / signpost / (computing) pointer 路标 路標 lù biāo road sign 签到 簽到 qiān dào to register / to sign in syn 绶带 綬帶 shòu dài ribbon (as a decoration) / cordon (diagonal belt worn as a sign of office or honor) syn 标注 標注 biāo zhù to mark out / to tag / to put a sign on sth explaining or calling attention to / to annotate (e.g. a character with its pinyin) syn 眉目 méi mu progress / prospect of solution / sign of positive outcome syn 根号 根號 gēn hào radical sign √ (math.) 比划 比劃 bǐ huà to gesture / to use sign language / to gesticulate / to engage in body combat or martial art / to come to blows syn 标牌 標牌 biāo pái label / tag / sign / (brass etc) inscribed plate syn 嘘声 噓聲 xū shēng hissing sound / to hiss (as a sign of displeasure) 悬而未决 懸而未決 xuán ér wèi jué pending a decision / hanging in the balance 吊灯 吊燈 diào dēng hanging lamp 路牌 lù pái street sign / road sign / street nameplate syn 双鱼 雙魚 shuāng yú Pisces (star sign) syn 前兆 qián zhào omen / prior indication / first sign syn 发福 發福 fā fú to put on weight / to get fat (a sign of prosperity, so a compliment) syn 盖章 蓋章 gài zhāng to affix a seal / to stamp (a document) / to sign off on sth syn 加盟 jiā méng (of a nation) to join an alliance / (of an athlete) to join a sports team / (of an entrepreneur) to join a franchise / (of an actor) to join the cast of a movie / (of a recording artist) to sign with a label syn 血色 xuè sè color (of one's skin, a sign of good health) / red of cheeks 双子 雙子 shuāng zǐ Gemini (star sign) 号子 號子 hào zi work chant / prison cell / type / sort / mark / sign / signal / (Tw) brokerage firm syn 绞刑架 絞刑架 jiǎo xíng jià gibbet / hanging post 狮子座 獅子座 shī zi zuò Leo (constellation and sign of the zodiac) 加号 加號 jiā hào plus sign + (math.) 双子座 雙子座 shuāng zǐ zuò Gemini (constellation and sign of the zodiac) 签定 簽定 qiān dìng to sign (a contract, treaty etc) syn 天蝎座 天蠍座 tiān xiē zuò Scorpio or Scorpius (constellation and sign of the zodiac) 扣人心弦 kòu rén xīn xián to excite / to thrill / exciting / thrilling / cliff-hanging syn 泰然自若 tài rán zì ruò cool and collected (idiom) / showing no sign of nerves / perfectly composed syn 天秤座 tiān chèng zuò Libra (constellation and sign of the zodiac) 金牛座 jīn niú zuò Taurus (constellation and sign of the zodiac) 人烟 人煙 rén yān sign of human habitation syn 警讯 警訊 jǐng xùn warning sign / police call 吊钩 吊鉤 diào gōu suspended hook / hanging hook / hanger 题名 題名 tí míng autograph / to sign one's name syn 画押 畫押 huà yā to sign / to make one's mark syn 体征 體徵 tǐ zhēng (medical) sign / physical sign 初露锋芒 初露鋒芒 chū lù fēng máng first sign of budding talent / to display one's ability for the first time 乌纱帽 烏紗帽 wū shā mào black gauze hat (worn by an imperial official as a sign of his position) / (fig.) official post syn 站牌 zhàn pái bus stop sign / train station sign syn 等号 等號 děng hào (math.) equals sign = 铁马 鐵馬 tiě mǎ armored horse / cavalry / metal chimes hanging from eaves / steel barricade / (Tw) bike 征象 徵象 zhēng xiàng sign / symptom syn 投考 tóu kǎo to sign up for an examination / to apply for admission (to a university etc) / to apply (for a position) syn 题写 題寫 tí xiě to create a work of calligraphy for display in a prominent place (typically, a sign) syn 露头 露頭 lòu tóu to show one's head / to give a sign to show one's presence syn 具名 jù míng to sign / to put one's name to syn 减号 減號 jiǎn hào minus sign - (math.) 狮子 獅子 shī zǐ Leo (star sign) / Shihtzu township in Pingtung County 屏東縣|屏东县[Ping2 dong1 Xian4], Taiwan syn 处女座 處女座 chǔ nǚ zuò Virgo (constellation and sign of the zodiac) / popular variant of 室女座[Shi4 nu:3 zuo4] 双鱼座 雙魚座 shuāng yú zuò Pisces (constellation and sign of the zodiac) 水瓶座 shuǐ píng zuò Aquarius (constellation and sign of the zodiac) 巨蟹座 jù xiè zuò Cancer (constellation and sign of the zodiac) 射手座 shè shǒu zuò Sagittarius (constellation and sign of the zodiac) / popular variant of 人馬座|人马座[Ren2 ma3 zuo4] 白羊座 bái yáng zuò Aries (constellation and sign of the zodiac) 抱拳 bào quán to cup one's fist in the other hand (as a sign of respect) 垂头丧气 垂頭喪氣 chuí tóu sàng qì hanging one's head dispiritedly (idiom) / dejected / crestfallen syn 巨蟹 jù xiè Cancer (star sign) 白羊 bái yáng Aries (star sign) 魔羯座 mó jié zuò Capricorn (constellation and sign of the zodiac) 拐点 拐點 guǎi diǎn turning point / breaking point / inflexion point (math., a point of a curve at which the curvature changes sign) 牡羊座 mǔ yáng zuò Aries (constellation and sign of the zodiac) / used erroneously for 白羊座 人保 rén bǎo personal guarantee / to sign as guarantor 摩羯 mó jié Capricorn (star sign) / northern people in classical times, a branch of the Huns or Xiongnu 匈奴 初露 chū lù first sign (of budding talent) syn 本命年 běn mìng nián year of one's birth sign, according to the cycle of 12 animals of the earthly branches 地支[di4 zhi1] 转会费 轉會費 zhuǎn huì fèi transfer fee / signing bonus / sign-on bonus 壁挂 壁掛 bì guà wall hanging 祥瑞 xiáng ruì auspicious sign syn 