Definition

Noun: * Autograph: A person's own handwriting, especially the original handwritten version of a manuscript, document, or signature. It emphasizes the authenticity and personal touch of the writer.

Usage Examples

• Noun:
  • Bảo tàng đang trưng bày thủ bút của nhà văn. (The museum is displaying the author's autograph/manuscript.)
  • Đây là thủ bút của chính chủ tịch trên văn kiện. (This is the chairman's own handwriting on the document.)
  • Anh ấy sưu tầm thủ bút của các nhà lãnh đạo. (He collects autographs of leaders.)

Advanced Usage

• The term "thủ bút" is often used in formal, literary, or academic contexts to refer to valuable, historical, or culturally significant handwritten items. It carries a connotation of reverence and authenticity.
• While it can mean a signature, it more broadly refers to any piece of writing in the author's own hand, such as a letter, a draft, or a note.

Variants and Related Words

• Chữ ký (noun): Signature. This is the more common and specific word for a person's name written by themselves as a form of identification or authorization.
  • Xin vui lòng ký tên vào đây. (Please sign your name here.)
• Bản viết tay (noun): Handwritten version/manuscript.
  • Bản viết tay của cuốn tiểu thuyết vẫn còn được lưu giữ. (The handwritten manuscript of the novel is still preserved.)

Synonyms

• Bút tích (noun): Literally "traces of the pen," also meaning autograph or original handwriting. It is very similar in meaning and usage to "thủ bút".

Related Phrases/Idioms

• Lưu lại thủ bút: To leave one's autograph.
  • Nhà thơ đã lưu lại thủ bút trong cuốn sách của tôi. (The poet left his autograph in my book.)

noun

1. autograph