signature – chee-en-zuh

Written as qiānzì or qianzi

To remember that signature is pronounced chee-en-zuh (qianzi) in Mandarin Chinese, use the following mnemonic:

She put her signature on the document and the cheetah ended up in the zoo (chee-en-zuh).

Tones

1. En (ended) is a 1st tone with — as an accent.

Associate ended, a 1st tone, with a string or tie or tying or knot. See Tones and Mnemonics.

The cheetah ended up tangled in string.

2. Zuh (zoo) is a 4th tone with \ as an accent.

Associate zoo, a 4th tone, with lowering things like trip or slide down. See Tones and Mnemonics.

The zoo was at the bottom of a huge slide.

Remember

En  = 1st  tone =  —

Zuh =  4th tone = \