Kurzzeichen
German, noun[ˈkʊʁt͡sˌt͡saɪ̯çn̩]
Kurzzeichen is spelled K-U-R-Z-Z-E-I-C-H-E-N (11 letters) and appears about once in every 11 million words in written German, the 184,742nd most frequent German word form (wordfreq, 2021 data). Kurzzeichen is a German neuter noun meaning “abbreviation” (English Wiktionary, September 2026). The German Wiktionary defines it as “vereinfachte (weniger Striche aufweisende) Form häufiger chinesischer Schriftzeichen (in der Volksrepublik…”.
What does Kurzzeichen mean in English?
noun
- 1
neuterabbreviation
- 2
neuterSimplified Chinese character
Source: English Wiktionary, German section, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0).
How German dictionaries define it
noun: 1. vereinfachte (weniger Striche aufweisende) Form häufiger chinesischer Schriftzeichen (in der Volksrepublik China und Singapur verwendet) 2. standardisierte Abkürzung für wichtige Polymere
The definition in the German Wiktionary, in German.
Source: German Wiktionary, dump of September 1, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0), through kaikki.org.
Forms of Kurzzeichen
- Kurzzeichens genitive
Source: English Wiktionary and German Wiktionary (dumps of September 2, 2026 and September 1, 2026).
How do you pronounce Kurzzeichen?
- [ˈkʊʁt͡sˌt͡saɪ̯çn̩]
Sources: English Wiktionary, German Wiktionary (dumps of September 2, 2026 and September 1, 2026); recordings from Wikimedia Commons.
How common is Kurzzeichen in German?
Kurzzeichen appears about once in every 11 million words in written German.
Source: written frequency: wordfreq 3.1 (a 2021 snapshot of Wikipedia, subtitles, news, books, web text and social media).