证 (zhèng): certificate, prove
证 (zhèng) is a Chinese character meaning “certificate, prove.” Classified as HSK Level 4 (HSK 3.0 Standard, CLEC 2022), it is composed of 讠 (structural) and 正 (structural). It ranks #373 in character frequency (SUBTLEX-CH corpus).
Etymologically derived, 证 to speak 讠 the truth 正; 正 also provides the pronunciation. Its radical form 讠 (speech) appears in many related characters such as 认 (rèn, to recognize, to admit), 记 (jì, to remember, to record), 识 (shí, to know, knowledge).
Definitions
- certificate, prove
Etymology & Origin
ideographicTo speak 讠 the truth 正; 正 also provides the pronunciation
Decomposition: ⿰讠正 (layout: left-right)
Stroke Order
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Words & Compounds
HSK Vocabulary with 证
| Word | Pinyin | Meaning | HSK |
|---|---|---|---|
| 保证verb/noun | bǎo zhèng | guarantee | 4 |
| 证明verb/noun | zhèng míng | proof | 4 |
| 证据noun | zhèng jù | evidence | 5 |
| 证实verb | zhèng shí | to confirm (sth to be true) | 6 |
| 身份证noun | shēn fèn zhèng | identity card | 4 |
| 证件noun | zhèng jiàn | certificate | 4 |
| 签证verb/noun | qiān zhèng | visa | 4 |
| 证书noun | zhèng shū | credentials | 5 |
| 验证verb | yàn zhèng | to inspect and verify | 6 |
Common Compounds
| Word | Pinyin | Meaning |
|---|---|---|
| 证人noun | zhèng rén | witness |
| 作证verb | zuò zhèng | to bear witness |
| 证词noun | zhèng cí | testimony |
| 见证verb | jiàn zhèng | to be witness to |
| 听证会noun | tīng zhèng huì | (legislative) hearing |
| 证物noun | zhèng wù | exhibit (law) |
| 通行证 | tōng xíng zhèng | a pass (authority to enter) |
| 物证noun | wù zhèng | material evidence |
| 许可证noun | xǔ kě zhèng | license |
| 证券noun | zhèng quàn | negotiable security (financial) |
| 伪证noun | wěi zhèng | perjury |
| 认证verb | rèn zhèng | to authenticate |
| 取证verb | qǔ zhèng | to collect evidence |
| 证人席noun | zhèng rén xí | witness stand or box |
| 证言noun | zhèng yán | testimony |
证 appears in 100 compound words: 22 as the first character, 72 as the last, and 6 in a middle position. Compound statistics computed from SUBTLEX-CH and HSK 3.0 vocabulary data.
Strongest Collocations
Characters that most frequently co-occur with 证 in natural Chinese text, ranked by NPMI (Normalized Pointwise Mutual Information) — a statistical measure of association strength.
Idioms & Chengyu (6)
Example Sentences
入职时需要提供身份证和学历证明的复印件。
Rùzhí shí xūyào tígōng shēnfènzhèng hé xuélì zhèngmíng de fùyìnjiàn.
When starting work, you need to provide copies of your ID and educational certificates.
阿曼证实美伊2/26日内瓦再谈 传德黑兰愿就核...
ā 曼 zhèng shí měi yī 2 2 6 rì nèi wǎ zài tán chuán dé hēi lán yuàn jiù hé . . .
Oman confirmed that the United States and Iran will talk again in Geneva on 2/26, and it is rumored that Tehran is willing to go nuclear...
预见金马|财通证券资管马晓立:厚植金融为民底色,以..
yù jiàn jīn mǎ cái tōng zhèng quàn zī guǎn mǎ xiǎo lì : hòu zhí jīn róng wéi mín de sè , yǐ . .
Foresight Golden Horse|Caitong Securities Asset Management Ma Xiaoli: Cultivate finance as the background of the people, to:
预见金马|财信证券刘宛晨:长期资金入市步伐稳健,有..
yù jiàn jīn mǎ cái xìn zhèng quàn liú 宛 chén cháng qī zī jīn rù shì bù fá wěn jiàn , yǒu . .
Foresight Golden Horse|Caixin Securities Liu Wan Chen: Long-term capital into the market at a steady pace, there...
日本东证指数上涨 1%,至3845.42点
rì běn dōng zhèng zhǐ shǔ shǎng zhǎng , zhì . diǎn
Japan's TSE index rose 1 percent to 3,845.42.
中俄互免签证下的“新鲜事”
zhōng é hù miǎn qiān zhèng xià de xīn xiān shì
New Developments Under the China-Russia Visa-Free Agreement
你曾是一宗司法案件的证人？
Nǐ céng shì yī zōng sīfǎ ànjiàn de zhèngrén?
Have you ever served as a witness in a court case?
这个签证的有效期限是多久?
Zhège qiānzhèng de yǒuxiàoqī xiàn shì duōjiǔ?
How long is this visa good for?
谣言最后被证明是假的。
Yáoyán zuì hòu bèi zhèngmíng shì jiǎde.
The rumor turned out to be false.
他被证实是个理想丈夫。
Tā bèi zhèngshí shì gè lǐxiǎng zhàngfu.
He proved to be an ideal husband.
Character Family
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