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German nouns ending in -zeichen
Compounds ending in -zeichen take the article of das Zeichen: in a German dictionary, 100% of them take das.
A compound always takes the article of its last word, here das Zeichen.
Common nouns ending in -zeichen
- dasGleichheitszeichen equal sign
- dasKennzeichen characteristic, distinguishing feature
- dasMinuszeichen minus sign
- dasPluszeichen plus sign
- dasVerkehrszeichen traffic sign
Exceptions
None: in a German dictionary, every -zeichen noun follows the rule.