xiàkuǎn

下款

Word · Noun

signature on gift art or letters

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Meanings

1 sense · 3 examples
1.

noun

signature or name written by the sender on calligraphy, paintings, or letters given to others

Refers specifically to the sender's own name written on gifts of art or correspondence, as opposed to the recipient's name (上款). In Beijing dialect, can take an erhua suffix: 下款儿 (xià kuǎnr).

Zhè这
fú幅
huà画
de的
xià下
kuǎn款
shì是
tā他
de的
yìn印
zhāng章
 。

The signature on this painting is his seal.

Qǐng请
zài在
xià下
kuǎn款
chù处
xiě写
shàng上
nín您
de的
míng名
zì字
 。

Please write your name in the signature section.

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Zhè这
fēng封
xìn信
de的
xià下
kuǎn款
zhǐ只
yǒu有
rì日
qī期
 ,
méi没
yǒu有
shǔ署
míng名
 。

The signature at the end of this letter only has the date, not the name.