Kilo Lingo

证

zhèng

Traditional: 证

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Translation

to prove; certificate (bound morpheme)

Stroke order

Stroke order for 证

证

Examples

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I guarantee I'll finish on time.

？

Can you prove this?

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The police found new evidence.

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I forgot to bring my identity card.

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This card has already expired.

证 (zhèng) carries the sense of proof or attestation. It builds 证明 (to prove), 证据 (evidence), and 保证 (to guarantee), and also names the certificate itself in words like 身份证 (ID card).

Related words

保证

to guarantee, to assure; guarantee

证据

evidence, proof

证明

to prove; proof, certificate

Appears in 3 words

Multi-character compounds in the corpus that contain 证.

保证bǎo zhèngto guarantee, to assure; guarantee证明zhèng míngto prove; proof, certificate证据zhèng jùevidence, proof

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