凭据 (píng jù) — evidence, proof | tongtong Chinese Dictionary

Definition

A formal, written noun for 'evidence' or 'proof' — typically physical documents or material proof. Stronger and more concrete than the everyday 证据, and used mostly in writing, law, or official contexts.

noun

evidenceproof

Examples

凭据。
Jǐng fāng zhǎo dào le zhòng yào de píng jù.
The police found important evidence.
凭据。
Zhè xiē wén jiàn kě yǐ zuò wéi píng jù shǐ yòng.
These documents can be used as proof.
凭据，。
Méi yǒu píng jù, wǒ men bù néng xiāng xìn tā de huà.
Without evidence, we can't believe his words.

Origin

Compound word

构词法gòucífǎ

联合liánhéSide by side

Two parts of equal weight, alike or opposite in meaning, standing side by side.

凭píngbasis

据jùproof

'凭' (basis) and '据' (proof) together mean evidence.

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 憑; 凭 is its simplified writing.

馮心憑

Meaning part形符xíngfú

心心xīn

Sound part声符shēngfú

馮

馮féng憑píng

Same sound today

In the traditional form 憑, 心 relates to the heart or mind, and 馮 gives the sound. The simplified 凭 is a later abbreviation, so its visible parts are not the historical parts.

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

Meaning part形符xíngfú

手手shǒuhand

Sound part声符shēngfú

居

居jū据jù

Same sound today

据 uses 手 (hand) as one part and 居 to give the sound.

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