Common Meanings
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qián钤
A seal or stamp, especially an old type of official mark used to authenticate documents.
这份文件需要加盖公章，请您在右下角钤印
This document requires the official seal; please affix your seal in the bottom right corner.
To affix a seal or stamp (e.g., on documents or artworks).
画家在完成作品后，习惯在画作右下角钤上自己的名章。
After completing a work, the painter habitually affixes his personal seal to the lower right corner of the painting.
When pronounced 'qián', '钤' refers to a lock; it can also metaphorically represent a crucial key or a stratagem, as in '钤键'.
掌握了这门技术，就抓住了解决问题的钤键。
Mastering this skill means grasping the key to solving the problem.
Refers to military treatises or strategies; tactics.
他研习韬钤，深谙用兵之道
He studied military strategies and was deeply knowledgeable about the art of war.