personal seal; private chop
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Meanings
1 sense · 4 examplesnoun
personal seal; private stamp; name seal
formalUsed to authenticate personal documents, artwork, or contracts. Distinguished from 公章 (official seal). In Chinese culture, it holds legal and cultural significance similar to a signature in Western cultures.
Tā他
xǐ喜
huan欢
zài在
shū书
huà画
zuò作
pǐn品
shàng上
gài盖
shàng上
zì自
jǐ己
de的
sī私
zhāng章
。
He likes to stamp his personal seal on his calligraphy and paintings.
Zhè这
fèn份
wén文
jiàn件
xū需
yào要
qiān签
zì字
bìng并
jiā加
gài盖
sī私
zhāng章
cái才
néng能
shēng生
xiào效
。
This document requires a signature and the impress of a personal seal to become valid.
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Wǒ我
de的
sī私
zhāng章
bù不
xiǎo小
xīn心
nòng弄
diū丢
le了
，
xū需
yào要
chóng重
xīn新
kè刻
yī一
gè个
。
I accidentally lost my personal seal and need to have a new one carved.
Chuán传
tǒng统
shàng上
，
sī私
zhāng章
hé和
gōng公
zhāng章
jù具
yǒu有
tóng同
děng等
de的
fǎ法
lǜ律
xiào效
lì力
。
Traditionally, personal seals and official seals hold equal legal force.