cursive signature on historical documents
Tone colorsmāmámǎmàma
Meanings
1 sense · 3 examplesnoun
a cursive personal signature or mark; flourish
archaicA stylized signature used on official documents, contracts, and decrees in imperial China. Often decorative and difficult to forge, serving as a personal authentication.
Tā他
zài在
shèng圣
zhǐ旨
mò末
wěi尾
huà画
le了
huā花
yā押
。
He drew his cursive signature at the end of the imperial edict.
Zhè这
fèn份
dì地
qì契
shàng上
yǒu有
yuán原
zhǔ主
rén人
de的
huā花
yā押
。
This land deed bears the original owner's cursive mark.
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Huā花
yā押
shì是
yī一
zhǒng种
jù具
yǒu有
fǎ法
lǜ律
xiào效
lì力
de的
gè个
rén人
fú符
hào号
。
A 'huaya' was a personal symbol with legal validity.