Polyglot Dictionary

Zeichen

/ˈtsaɪ̯çn̩/

das noun A2

der (masc.) die (fem.) das (neut.)

Underline = a spelling pattern that usually signals that gender.

N Register Neutral Era Current Frequency Core Domain General Tone Neutral

Forms

plural
die Zeichen

Meaning

  1. sign, symbol

    • Das ist ein gutes Zeichen.

      That's a good sign.

N Category Thing Concreteness Concrete Animacy Inanimate Countability Countable Scope Individual

Similar words

symbol

Zeichen is more general, a "sign," which can be a simple mark or signal; Symbol is more about a meaningful representative icon.

Similar in other languages

English

signal

Close — a sign relates to a signal.

French

signal

Close — a signal relates to a sign, a symbol.

Portuguese

signo

Close — a star sign is a type of sign, a symbol.

Practice

1 What does Zeichen mean?

2 Fill the gap: Das ist ein gutes ___.

3 Which fingerprint chart matches Zeichen?

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