Zeichen

Meaning

1. (neuter,strong) sign, token
2. (neuter,strong) sign, mark
3. (neuter,strong) character
4. (neuter,strong) sign, miracle, prodigy

Hyphenated as

Zei‧chen

Gender

Neuter

Pronounced as (IPA)

/ˈtsaɪ̯çən/

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, Danish tegn, Swedish tecken.

Sentences

Als Zeichen für diese Freiheit wurden in vielen Städten Statuen aufgestellt .

As a sign of this freedom, statues were erected in many cities.

Das Zeichen ist daher nur im Kontext mit anderen klinischen Befunden zu verwerten .

The sign is therefore only to be used in the context of other clinical findings.