证

zhèng

zh+èng·4th tone

to admonish

Radical: 讠 Strokes: 7 HSK 3

Structure: Left narrow, right wideFrequency: Most common

Same radical

语说论词计诗调话记识议谢

Same radical

语说论词计诗调话记识议谢谈谋试

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Character Decomposition

证=讠+正

Etymology

To speak 讠 the truth 正; 正 also provides the pronunciation

Meanings

to admonish

zhèng

certificate

proof

to prove

to demonstrate

to confirm

zhèng

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Words with 证 338 total

notarization · notarized · acknowledgement公证gōng zhèng confrontation对证duì zhèng to check · to verify查证chá zhèng disproof · rebuttal · reductio ad absurdum反证fǎn zhèng to investigate辨证biàn zhèng to investigate · dialectical辩证biàn zhèng witness (in a law suit)干证gān zhèng superficial syndrome · illness that has not attacked the vital organs of the human body表证biǎo zhèng sole evidence孤证gū zhèng to do textual research · to make textual criticism · to verify by means of research (esp. historical details) · to take an exam to get a certificate (abbr. for kǎo qǔ zhèng jiàn)考证kǎo zhèng proof · certificate · receipt · voucher凭证píng zhèng to collect evidence取证qǔ zhèng example · case in point例证lì zhèng evidence事证shì zhèng written evidence书证shū zhèng to prove a point · to expound on · to demonstrate or prove (through argument) · proof论证lùn zhèng to seek proof · to seek confirmation求证qiú zhèng to prove; to confirm; to corroborate · convincing proof确证què zhèng witness testimony人证rén zhèng actual proof · concrete evidence · empirical实证shí zhèng circumstantial evidence旁证páng zhèng visa · to issue a visa签证qiān zhèng

Idioms with 证 12 total Chain

the dead cannot testify (idiom); dead men tell no tales死无对证sǐ wú duì zhèng irrefutable evidence铁证如山tiě zhèng rú shān

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