签子

籤子

qiānzi

noun #36,517

Measure Word

一根签子 gēn

Meanings

1 thin pointed stick
2 skewer
3 label / tag (slip of paper)

Characters

slip / stick / label

Examples

HSK 4

他在每件行李上都贴了签子。

Tā zài měi jiàn xínglǐ shàng dōu tiē le qiānzi.

He stuck a label on every piece of luggage.

HSK 7-9

服务员把竹签子递给我们。

Fúwùyuán bǎ zhú qiānzi dìgěi wǒmen.

The waiter handed us bamboo skewers.

Tips

usage

The skewer sense is the most common in everyday speech - what street vendors hand you with 串 (kebabs) or 糖葫芦 (candied hawthorn). The 'label' sense overlaps with 标签 but is more colloquial and points to a small slip rather than a printed tag.

Stroke Order

签 qiān

子 zǐ