产权证 (chǎn quán zhèng) — property ownership certificate; title deed

Definition

A 产权证 is the official government-issued document proving legal ownership of property (a house, apartment, or land). It is the Chinese equivalent of a 'title deed' — needed for buying, selling, or mortgaging real estate.

noun
property ownership certificatetitle deed
Measure word · 个

Examples

  • 产权证。
    Tā gāng gāng ná dào le fáng zi de chǎn quán zhèng.
    He just received the title deed for the house.
  • 产权证。
    Bàn chǎn quán zhèng xū yào hěn duō cái liào.
    Applying for the property certificate requires a lot of documents.
  • 产权证。
    Méi yǒu chǎn quán zhèng jiù bù néng zhèng míng zhè fáng zi shì nǐ de.
    Without the title deed, you can't prove this house is yours.

Origin

Compound word
构词法gòucífǎ
偏正piānzhèngModifier + head

The first part narrows down the second: it says what kind of thing the head is.

产权property right
产chǎnproperty权quánright
偏正Modifier + head
证zhèngcertificate

产 (property) and 权 (right) form property rights, and 证 (certificate) is the document proving them.

Characters in this word

Most characters — around four in five — are built this way: one part hints at the meaning, the other at the pronunciation.

This origin belongs to the traditional form 產; 产 is its simplified writing.

Meaning part形符xíngfú
生生shēngto be born
Sound part声符shēngfú
彥
彥yàn產chǎn
The sound has drifted apartThe sound part was a clue two thousand years ago — it often still helps, but not always.

The traditional form 產 pairs 生, "to be born," with 彥 as a sound part; the simplified 产 is a shorthand.

Open 产 →

Most characters — around four in five — are built this way: one part hints at the meaning, the other at the pronunciation.

This origin belongs to the traditional form 權; 权 is its simplified writing.

Meaning part形符xíngfú
木木mùtree
Sound part声符shēngfú
雚
雚guàn權quán
Close in sound todayThe sound part was a clue two thousand years ago — it often still helps, but not always.

The traditional form 權 shows 木, a tree, with 雚 giving the sound; it named a kind of tree and was used for a standard weight. The simplified 权 is a later shorthand, not the historical shape.

Open 权 →

Most characters — around four in five — are built this way: one part hints at the meaning, the other at the pronunciation.

This origin belongs to the traditional form 證; 证 is its simplified writing.

Meaning part形符xíngfú
言言yán
Sound part声符shēngfú
登
登dēng證zhèng
Close in sound todayThe sound part was a clue two thousand years ago — it often still helps, but not always.

The traditional form 證 pairs 言, a words/speech part, with 登 as a sound clue; the simplified 证 is a later shorthand.

Open 证 →

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