"Zeichen" meaning in German

See Zeichen in All languages combined, or Wiktionary

Noun

IPA: /ˈtsaɪ̯çən/, [ˈt͡saɪ̯.çn̩] Audio: De-Zeichen.ogg , De-at-Zeichen.ogg [Austria]
Etymology: From Middle High German zeichen, from Old High German zeihhan (“sign, symbol”), from Proto-Germanic *taikną, *taiknaz (“sign”), from Proto-Indo-European *deyḱ- (“to show”). Cognate with Dutch teken, English token, Swedish tecken. Etymology templates: {{root|de|ine-pro|*deyḱ-}}, {{inh|de|gmh|zeichen}} Middle High German zeichen, {{inh|de|goh|zeihhan||sign, symbol}} Old High German zeihhan (“sign, symbol”), {{inh|de|gem-pro|*taikną}} Proto-Germanic *taikną, {{m|gem-pro|*taiknaz||sign}} *taiknaz (“sign”), {{der|de|ine-pro|*deyḱ-||to show}} Proto-Indo-European *deyḱ- (“to show”), {{cog|nl|teken}} Dutch teken, {{cog|en|token}} English token, {{cog|sv|tecken}} Swedish tecken Head templates: {{de-noun|n|dim=Zeichlein,Zeichelchen}} Zeichen n (strong, genitive Zeichens, plural Zeichen, diminutive Zeichlein n or Zeichelchen n) Inflection templates: {{de-ndecl|n}} Forms: Zeichens [genitive], Zeichen [plural], Zeichlein [diminutive, neuter], Zeichelchen [diminutive, neuter], strong [table-tags], Zeichen [nominative, singular], Zeichen [definite, nominative, plural], Zeichens [genitive, singular], Zeichen [definite, genitive, plural], Zeichen [dative, singular], Zeichen [dative, definite, plural], Zeichen [accusative, singular], Zeichen [accusative, definite, plural]
  1. sign, token Tags: neuter, strong
    Sense id: en-Zeichen-de-noun-0wsxsppQ
  2. sign, mark Tags: neuter, strong
    Sense id: en-Zeichen-de-noun-WNC3teCx
  3. (typography) character Tags: neuter, strong Categories (topical): Typography
    Sense id: en-Zeichen-de-noun-S87z3nbq Categories (other): German entries with incorrect language header Disambiguation of German entries with incorrect language header: 6 6 54 34 Topics: media, publishing, typography
  4. (religion) sign, miracle, prodigy Tags: neuter, strong Categories (topical): Religion
    Sense id: en-Zeichen-de-noun-1nwQzDaT Topics: lifestyle, religion
The following are not (yet) sense-disambiguated
Derived forms: zeichenartig, zeichenförmig, zeichenlos, zeichnen
Hyponyms: Abkürzungszeichen, Abschlusszeichen, Addiionszeichen, Anführungszeichen, Auflösungszeichen, Aufzählungszeichen, Auslassungszeichen, Ausrufezeichen, Betonungszeichen, Divisionszeichen, Fragezeichen, Gleichheitszeichen, Gradzeichen, Hinweiszeichen, Kennzeichen, Leerzeichen, Minuszeichen, Multiplikationszeichen, Ordinalzeichen, Ordnungszeichen, Pluszeichen, Promillezeichen, Proportionalitätszeichen, Satzzeichen, Schriftzeichen, Silbenzeichen, Sonderzeichen, Steuerzeichen, Subtraktionszeichen, Teilerzeichen, Teilungszeichen, Tonzeichen, Unendlichzeichen, Unterführungszeichen, Verkehrszeichen, Währungszeichen, Wanderzeichen, Warenkennzeichen, Warenzeichen, Warnzeichen, Wegzeichen, Weichheitszeichen, Wiederholungszeichen, Zahlzeichen Related terms: Abzeichen, Anzeichen, Hauszeichen, Hinweiszeichen, Hoffnungszeichen, Lebenszeichen, Verkehrszeichen, Verkürzungszeichen, Wegzeichen, Zeichenblatt, Zeichenblock, Zeichenbrett, Zeichenerklärung, Zeichenerzeugung, Zeichenfeder, Zeichenfilm, Zeichenfolge, Zeichengebung, Zeichenheft, Zeichenkette, Zeichenkodierung, Zeichenlehrer, Zeichenmaterial, Zeichenpapier, Zeichensalat, Zeichensatz, Zeichenschrift, Zeichensetzung, Zeichensprache, Zeichenstift, Zeichentrickfilm, Zeichenveränderung, Zeichenverschlüsselung, Zeichenvorrat

Inflected forms

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    },
    {
      "_dis1": "0 0 0 0",
      "word": "zeichenförmig"
    },
    {
      "_dis1": "0 0 0 0",
      "word": "zeichenlos"
    },
    {
      "_dis1": "0 0 0 0",
      "word": "zeichnen"
    }
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      "name": "der"
    },
    {
      "args": {
        "1": "nl",
        "2": "teken"
      },
      "expansion": "Dutch teken",
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    },
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      },
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      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "Zeichen",
      "tags": [
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    },
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      "form": "Zeichlein",
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        "diminutive",
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      "form": "Zeichelchen",
      "tags": [
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      "source": "declension",
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      "form": "de-ndecl",
      "source": "declension",
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      "form": "Zeichen",
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    },
    {
      "form": "Zeichen",
      "source": "declension",
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    },
    {
      "form": "Zeichen",
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    },
    {
      "form": "Zeichen",
      "source": "declension",
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    },
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    "Zei‧chen"
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      "_dis1": "0 0 0 0",
      "word": "Abkürzungszeichen"
    },
    {
      "_dis1": "0 0 0 0",
      "word": "Abschlusszeichen"
    },
    {
      "_dis1": "0 0 0 0",
      "word": "Addiionszeichen"
    },
    {
      "_dis1": "0 0 0 0",
      "word": "Anführungszeichen"
    },
    {
      "_dis1": "0 0 0 0",
      "word": "Auflösungszeichen"
    },
    {
      "_dis1": "0 0 0 0",
      "word": "Aufzählungszeichen"
    },
    {
      "_dis1": "0 0 0 0",
      "word": "Auslassungszeichen"
    },
    {
      "_dis1": "0 0 0 0",
      "word": "Ausrufezeichen"
    },
    {
      "_dis1": "0 0 0 0",
      "word": "Betonungszeichen"
    },
    {
      "_dis1": "0 0 0 0",
      "word": "Divisionszeichen"
    },
    {
      "_dis1": "0 0 0 0",
      "word": "Fragezeichen"
    },
    {
      "_dis1": "0 0 0 0",
      "word": "Gleichheitszeichen"
    },
    {
      "_dis1": "0 0 0 0",
      "word": "Gradzeichen"
    },
    {
      "_dis1": "0 0 0 0",
      "word": "Hinweiszeichen"
    },
    {
      "_dis1": "0 0 0 0",
      "word": "Kennzeichen"
    },
    {
      "_dis1": "0 0 0 0",
      "word": "Leerzeichen"
    },
    {
      "_dis1": "0 0 0 0",
      "word": "Minuszeichen"
    },
    {
      "_dis1": "0 0 0 0",
      "word": "Multiplikationszeichen"
    },
    {
      "_dis1": "0 0 0 0",
      "word": "Ordinalzeichen"
    },
    {
      "_dis1": "0 0 0 0",
      "word": "Ordnungszeichen"
    },
    {
      "_dis1": "0 0 0 0",
      "word": "Pluszeichen"
    },
    {
      "_dis1": "0 0 0 0",
      "word": "Promillezeichen"
    },
    {
      "_dis1": "0 0 0 0",
      "word": "Proportionalitätszeichen"
    },
    {
      "_dis1": "0 0 0 0",
      "word": "Satzzeichen"
    },
    {
      "_dis1": "0 0 0 0",
      "word": "Schriftzeichen"
    },
    {
      "_dis1": "0 0 0 0",
      "word": "Silbenzeichen"
    },
    {
      "_dis1": "0 0 0 0",
      "word": "Sonderzeichen"
    },
    {
      "_dis1": "0 0 0 0",
      "word": "Steuerzeichen"
    },
    {
      "_dis1": "0 0 0 0",
      "word": "Subtraktionszeichen"
    },
    {
      "_dis1": "0 0 0 0",
      "word": "Teilerzeichen"
    },
    {
      "_dis1": "0 0 0 0",
      "word": "Teilungszeichen"
    },
    {
      "_dis1": "0 0 0 0",
      "word": "Tonzeichen"
    },
    {
      "_dis1": "0 0 0 0",
      "word": "Unendlichzeichen"
    },
    {
      "_dis1": "0 0 0 0",
      "word": "Unterführungszeichen"
    },
    {
      "_dis1": "0 0 0 0",
      "word": "Verkehrszeichen"
    },
    {
      "_dis1": "0 0 0 0",
      "word": "Währungszeichen"
    },
    {
      "_dis1": "0 0 0 0",
      "word": "Wanderzeichen"
    },
    {
      "_dis1": "0 0 0 0",
      "word": "Warenkennzeichen"
    },
    {
      "_dis1": "0 0 0 0",
      "word": "Warenzeichen"
    },
    {
      "_dis1": "0 0 0 0",
      "word": "Warnzeichen"
    },
    {
      "_dis1": "0 0 0 0",
      "word": "Wegzeichen"
    },
    {
      "_dis1": "0 0 0 0",
      "word": "Weichheitszeichen"
    },
    {
      "_dis1": "0 0 0 0",
      "word": "Wiederholungszeichen"
    },
    {
      "_dis1": "0 0 0 0",
      "word": "Zahlzeichen"
    }
  ],
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      "args": {
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      },
      "name": "de-ndecl"
    }
  ],
  "lang": "German",
  "lang_code": "de",
  "pos": "noun",
  "related": [
    {
      "_dis1": "0 0 0 0",
      "word": "Abzeichen"
    },
    {
      "_dis1": "0 0 0 0",
      "word": "Anzeichen"
    },
    {
      "_dis1": "0 0 0 0",
      "word": "Hauszeichen"
    },
    {
      "_dis1": "0 0 0 0",
      "word": "Hinweiszeichen"
    },
    {
      "_dis1": "0 0 0 0",
      "word": "Hoffnungszeichen"
    },
    {
      "_dis1": "0 0 0 0",
      "word": "Lebenszeichen"
    },
    {
      "_dis1": "0 0 0 0",
      "word": "Verkehrszeichen"
    },
    {
      "_dis1": "0 0 0 0",
      "word": "Verkürzungszeichen"
    },
    {
      "_dis1": "0 0 0 0",
      "word": "Wegzeichen"
    },
    {
      "_dis1": "0 0 0 0",
      "word": "Zeichenblatt"
    },
    {
      "_dis1": "0 0 0 0",
      "word": "Zeichenblock"
    },
    {
      "_dis1": "0 0 0 0",
      "word": "Zeichenbrett"
    },
    {
      "_dis1": "0 0 0 0",
      "word": "Zeichenerklärung"
    },
    {
      "_dis1": "0 0 0 0",
      "word": "Zeichenerzeugung"
    },
    {
      "_dis1": "0 0 0 0",
      "word": "Zeichenfeder"
    },
    {
      "_dis1": "0 0 0 0",
      "word": "Zeichenfilm"
    },
    {
      "_dis1": "0 0 0 0",
      "word": "Zeichenfolge"
    },
    {
      "_dis1": "0 0 0 0",
      "word": "Zeichengebung"
    },
    {
      "_dis1": "0 0 0 0",
      "word": "Zeichenheft"
    },
    {
      "_dis1": "0 0 0 0",
      "word": "Zeichenkette"
    },
    {
      "_dis1": "0 0 0 0",
      "word": "Zeichenkodierung"
    },
    {
      "_dis1": "0 0 0 0",
      "word": "Zeichenlehrer"
    },
    {
      "_dis1": "0 0 0 0",
      "word": "Zeichenmaterial"
    },
    {
      "_dis1": "0 0 0 0",
      "word": "Zeichenpapier"
    },
    {
      "_dis1": "0 0 0 0",
      "word": "Zeichensalat"
    },
    {
      "_dis1": "0 0 0 0",
      "word": "Zeichensatz"
    },
    {
      "_dis1": "0 0 0 0",
      "word": "Zeichenschrift"
    },
    {
      "_dis1": "0 0 0 0",
      "word": "Zeichensetzung"
    },
    {
      "_dis1": "0 0 0 0",
      "word": "Zeichensprache"
    },
    {
      "_dis1": "0 0 0 0",
      "word": "Zeichenstift"
    },
    {
      "_dis1": "0 0 0 0",
      "word": "Zeichentrickfilm"
    },
    {
      "_dis1": "0 0 0 0",
      "word": "Zeichenveränderung"
    },
    {
      "_dis1": "0 0 0 0",
      "word": "Zeichenverschlüsselung"
    },
    {
      "_dis1": "0 0 0 0",
      "word": "Zeichenvorrat"
    }
  ],
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        "sign, token"
      ],
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        [
          "sign",
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        ],
        [
          "token",
          "token"
        ]
      ],
      "tags": [
        "neuter",
        "strong"
      ]
    },
    {
      "glosses": [
        "sign, mark"
      ],
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        [
          "mark",
          "mark"
        ]
      ],
      "tags": [
        "neuter",
        "strong"
      ]
    },
    {
      "categories": [
        {
          "kind": "topical",
          "langcode": "de",
          "name": "Typography",
          "orig": "de:Typography",
          "parents": [
            "Printing",
            "Writing",
            "Industries",
            "Human behaviour",
            "Language",
            "Business",
            "Human",
            "Communication",
            "Economics",
            "Society",
            "All topics",
            "Social sciences",
            "Fundamental",
            "Sciences"
          ],
          "source": "w"
        },
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          "_dis": "6 6 54 34",
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          "name": "German entries with incorrect language header",
          "parents": [
            "Entries with incorrect language header",
            "Entry maintenance"
          ],
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      ],
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        [
          "typography",
          "typography"
        ],
        [
          "character",
          "character"
        ]
      ],
      "raw_glosses": [
        "(typography) character"
      ],
      "tags": [
        "neuter",
        "strong"
      ],
      "topics": [
        "media",
        "publishing",
        "typography"
      ]
    },
    {
      "categories": [
        {
          "kind": "topical",
          "langcode": "de",
          "name": "Religion",
          "orig": "de:Religion",
          "parents": [
            "Culture",
            "Society",
            "All topics",
            "Fundamental"
          ],
          "source": "w"
        }
      ],
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      ],
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        [
          "religion",
          "religion"
        ],
        [
          "miracle",
          "miracle"
        ],
        [
          "prodigy",
          "prodigy"
        ]
      ],
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        "(religion) sign, miracle, prodigy"
      ],
      "tags": [
        "neuter",
        "strong"
      ],
      "topics": [
        "lifestyle",
        "religion"
      ]
    }
  ],
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    {
      "ipa": "/ˈtsaɪ̯çən/"
    },
    {
      "ipa": "[ˈt͡saɪ̯.çn̩]"
    },
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  ],
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}
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    "German lemmas",
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    "German nouns",
    "German terms derived from Middle High German",
    "German terms derived from Old High German",
    "German terms derived from Proto-Germanic",
    "German terms derived from Proto-Indo-European",
    "German terms derived from the Proto-Indo-European root *deyḱ-",
    "German terms inherited from Middle High German",
    "German terms inherited from Old High German",
    "German terms inherited from Proto-Germanic",
    "German terms with IPA pronunciation",
    "German terms with audio links"
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  "derived": [
    {
      "word": "zeichenartig"
    },
    {
      "word": "zeichenförmig"
    },
    {
      "word": "zeichenlos"
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    {
      "word": "zeichnen"
    }
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      },
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    },
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    },
    {
      "args": {
        "1": "de",
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        "5": "to show"
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      "name": "der"
    },
    {
      "args": {
        "1": "nl",
        "2": "teken"
      },
      "expansion": "Dutch teken",
      "name": "cog"
    },
    {
      "args": {
        "1": "en",
        "2": "token"
      },
      "expansion": "English token",
      "name": "cog"
    },
    {
      "args": {
        "1": "sv",
        "2": "tecken"
      },
      "expansion": "Swedish tecken",
      "name": "cog"
    }
  ],
  "etymology_text": "From Middle High German zeichen, from Old High German zeihhan (“sign, symbol”), from Proto-Germanic *taikną, *taiknaz (“sign”), from Proto-Indo-European *deyḱ- (“to show”). Cognate with Dutch teken, English token, Swedish tecken.",
  "forms": [
    {
      "form": "Zeichens",
      "tags": [
        "genitive"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "Zeichen",
      "tags": [
        "plural"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "Zeichlein",
      "tags": [
        "diminutive",
        "neuter"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "Zeichelchen",
      "tags": [
        "diminutive",
        "neuter"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "strong",
      "source": "declension",
      "tags": [
        "table-tags"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "de-ndecl",
      "source": "declension",
      "tags": [
        "inflection-template"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "Zeichen",
      "source": "declension",
      "tags": [
        "nominative",
        "singular"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "Zeichen",
      "source": "declension",
      "tags": [
        "definite",
        "nominative",
        "plural"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "Zeichens",
      "source": "declension",
      "tags": [
        "genitive",
        "singular"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "Zeichen",
      "source": "declension",
      "tags": [
        "definite",
        "genitive",
        "plural"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "Zeichen",
      "source": "declension",
      "tags": [
        "dative",
        "singular"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "Zeichen",
      "source": "declension",
      "tags": [
        "dative",
        "definite",
        "plural"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "Zeichen",
      "source": "declension",
      "tags": [
        "accusative",
        "singular"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "Zeichen",
      "source": "declension",
      "tags": [
        "accusative",
        "definite",
        "plural"
      ]
    }
  ],
  "head_templates": [
    {
      "args": {
        "1": "n",
        "dim": "Zeichlein,Zeichelchen"
      },
      "expansion": "Zeichen n (strong, genitive Zeichens, plural Zeichen, diminutive Zeichlein n or Zeichelchen n)",
      "name": "de-noun"
    }
  ],
  "hyphenation": [
    "Zei‧chen"
  ],
  "hyponyms": [
    {
      "word": "Abkürzungszeichen"
    },
    {
      "word": "Abschlusszeichen"
    },
    {
      "word": "Addiionszeichen"
    },
    {
      "word": "Anführungszeichen"
    },
    {
      "word": "Auflösungszeichen"
    },
    {
      "word": "Aufzählungszeichen"
    },
    {
      "word": "Auslassungszeichen"
    },
    {
      "word": "Ausrufezeichen"
    },
    {
      "word": "Betonungszeichen"
    },
    {
      "word": "Divisionszeichen"
    },
    {
      "word": "Fragezeichen"
    },
    {
      "word": "Gleichheitszeichen"
    },
    {
      "word": "Gradzeichen"
    },
    {
      "word": "Hinweiszeichen"
    },
    {
      "word": "Kennzeichen"
    },
    {
      "word": "Leerzeichen"
    },
    {
      "word": "Minuszeichen"
    },
    {
      "word": "Multiplikationszeichen"
    },
    {
      "word": "Ordinalzeichen"
    },
    {
      "word": "Ordnungszeichen"
    },
    {
      "word": "Pluszeichen"
    },
    {
      "word": "Promillezeichen"
    },
    {
      "word": "Proportionalitätszeichen"
    },
    {
      "word": "Satzzeichen"
    },
    {
      "word": "Schriftzeichen"
    },
    {
      "word": "Silbenzeichen"
    },
    {
      "word": "Sonderzeichen"
    },
    {
      "word": "Steuerzeichen"
    },
    {
      "word": "Subtraktionszeichen"
    },
    {
      "word": "Teilerzeichen"
    },
    {
      "word": "Teilungszeichen"
    },
    {
      "word": "Tonzeichen"
    },
    {
      "word": "Unendlichzeichen"
    },
    {
      "word": "Unterführungszeichen"
    },
    {
      "word": "Verkehrszeichen"
    },
    {
      "word": "Währungszeichen"
    },
    {
      "word": "Wanderzeichen"
    },
    {
      "word": "Warenkennzeichen"
    },
    {
      "word": "Warenzeichen"
    },
    {
      "word": "Warnzeichen"
    },
    {
      "word": "Wegzeichen"
    },
    {
      "word": "Weichheitszeichen"
    },
    {
      "word": "Wiederholungszeichen"
    },
    {
      "word": "Zahlzeichen"
    }
  ],
  "inflection_templates": [
    {
      "args": {
        "1": "n"
      },
      "name": "de-ndecl"
    }
  ],
  "lang": "German",
  "lang_code": "de",
  "pos": "noun",
  "related": [
    {
      "word": "Abzeichen"
    },
    {
      "word": "Anzeichen"
    },
    {
      "word": "Hauszeichen"
    },
    {
      "word": "Hinweiszeichen"
    },
    {
      "word": "Hoffnungszeichen"
    },
    {
      "word": "Lebenszeichen"
    },
    {
      "word": "Verkehrszeichen"
    },
    {
      "word": "Verkürzungszeichen"
    },
    {
      "word": "Wegzeichen"
    },
    {
      "word": "Zeichenblatt"
    },
    {
      "word": "Zeichenblock"
    },
    {
      "word": "Zeichenbrett"
    },
    {
      "word": "Zeichenerklärung"
    },
    {
      "word": "Zeichenerzeugung"
    },
    {
      "word": "Zeichenfeder"
    },
    {
      "word": "Zeichenfilm"
    },
    {
      "word": "Zeichenfolge"
    },
    {
      "word": "Zeichengebung"
    },
    {
      "word": "Zeichenheft"
    },
    {
      "word": "Zeichenkette"
    },
    {
      "word": "Zeichenkodierung"
    },
    {
      "word": "Zeichenlehrer"
    },
    {
      "word": "Zeichenmaterial"
    },
    {
      "word": "Zeichenpapier"
    },
    {
      "word": "Zeichensalat"
    },
    {
      "word": "Zeichensatz"
    },
    {
      "word": "Zeichenschrift"
    },
    {
      "word": "Zeichensetzung"
    },
    {
      "word": "Zeichensprache"
    },
    {
      "word": "Zeichenstift"
    },
    {
      "word": "Zeichentrickfilm"
    },
    {
      "word": "Zeichenveränderung"
    },
    {
      "word": "Zeichenverschlüsselung"
    },
    {
      "word": "Zeichenvorrat"
    }
  ],
  "senses": [
    {
      "glosses": [
        "sign, token"
      ],
      "links": [
        [
          "sign",
          "sign"
        ],
        [
          "token",
          "token"
        ]
      ],
      "tags": [
        "neuter",
        "strong"
      ]
    },
    {
      "glosses": [
        "sign, mark"
      ],
      "links": [
        [
          "mark",
          "mark"
        ]
      ],
      "tags": [
        "neuter",
        "strong"
      ]
    },
    {
      "categories": [
        "de:Typography"
      ],
      "glosses": [
        "character"
      ],
      "links": [
        [
          "typography",
          "typography"
        ],
        [
          "character",
          "character"
        ]
      ],
      "raw_glosses": [
        "(typography) character"
      ],
      "tags": [
        "neuter",
        "strong"
      ],
      "topics": [
        "media",
        "publishing",
        "typography"
      ]
    },
    {
      "categories": [
        "de:Religion"
      ],
      "glosses": [
        "sign, miracle, prodigy"
      ],
      "links": [
        [
          "religion",
          "religion"
        ],
        [
          "miracle",
          "miracle"
        ],
        [
          "prodigy",
          "prodigy"
        ]
      ],
      "raw_glosses": [
        "(religion) sign, miracle, prodigy"
      ],
      "tags": [
        "neuter",
        "strong"
      ],
      "topics": [
        "lifestyle",
        "religion"
      ]
    }
  ],
  "sounds": [
    {
      "ipa": "/ˈtsaɪ̯çən/"
    },
    {
      "ipa": "[ˈt͡saɪ̯.çn̩]"
    },
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      "mp3_url": "https://upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/transcoded/2/27/De-Zeichen.ogg/De-Zeichen.ogg.mp3",
      "ogg_url": "https://upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/2/27/De-Zeichen.ogg",
      "text": "Audio"
    },
    {
      "audio": "De-at-Zeichen.ogg",
      "mp3_url": "https://upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/transcoded/9/94/De-at-Zeichen.ogg/De-at-Zeichen.ogg.mp3",
      "ogg_url": "https://upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/9/94/De-at-Zeichen.ogg",
      "tags": [
        "Austria"
      ],
      "text": "Audio (Austria)"
    }
  ],
  "word": "Zeichen"
}

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