Meaning
prove; confirm; verify; proof; certificate; proof
Chinese: 证明、证据或证件。
Hear the Four Tones
The same syllable “zheng” becomes a different word in each tone. 证 is the 4th tone. Tap any tone to hear a native voice and see its pitch shape.
Stroke Order
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Common Words
- 保证bǎo zhèngguarantee; to guarantee; to ensure; to safeguard
- 证明zhèng míngproof; certificate; identification; testimonial
- 证据zhèng jùevidence; proof; testimony
- 身份证shēn fèn zhèngidentity card; ID
- 证件zhèng jiàncertificate; papers; credentials; document
Example Sentence
出国旅行需要带护照和签证。Chū guó lǚ xíng xū yào dài hù zhào hé qiān zhèng.Traveling abroad requires a passport and a visa.
出国Chū guóto go abroad旅行lǚ xíngto travel需要xū yàoto need带dàiband护照hù zhàopassport和héand签证qiān zhèngvisa。
Go deeper
Where this character comes from
The speech radical 讠 plus 正 (sound): to speak what is correct — ‘to prove, demonstrate, verify; evidence, proof; a certificate, card, license’ (证明, 证据, 身份证). Simplified from 證.
A way to remember it
Speech (讠) made correct (正) — to prove; evidence; a certificate.