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How to get a stamp made
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This guide is for people who would like to make one of those cool stamps that has your own Chinese name on it. Why get one of these made? It is useful for banking, signing leases, work, pretty much anywhere you would normally put your signature on something. It is super common in Taiwan and I recently had to get a new one.
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I live in Taipei near Zhongshan MRT station, so I always get mine done at this little shop on the corner of Nanjing W Rd. & Minsheng W Rd. Of course, you probably have several around your own neighborhood no matter where you live. You can look up 刻印 or check this link with a Google Map search of Taipei stamp shops
https://www.google.com/maps/search/%E5%88%BB%E5%8D%B0+%E8%87%BA%E5%8C%97
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The prices range a lot depending on the material. If you want a cheaper one, tell them you want a wooden or plastic one. They only usually cost anywhere from 100 - 500NTD. In Chinese you would say
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我要私人姓名章,木頭或塑膠的都可以。我要先確認價格再決定。
Pinyin -
Wǒ yào sīrén xìngmíng zhāng, mùtou huò sùjiāo de dōu kěyǐ. Wǒ yào xiān quèrèn jiàgé zài juédìng.
This means "I want a personal name stamp wood or plastic is fine. I want to confirm the price first before deciding."
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