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印证 (yìn zhèng) — (verb) to confirm, to corroborate, to verify; (noun) proof, evidence

Definition

印证 means existing evidence 'confirms' or 'corroborates' a view or claim — stronger and more passive than 证实 (to verify actively). As a noun it means the proof itself, like 证据.

verb
to confirmto corroborateto verify
noun
proofevidence

Examples

  • 印证。
    Zhè fèn bào gào yìn zhèng le tā de guān diǎn.
    This report corroborated his viewpoint.
  • 印证。
    Zhè xiē yìn zhèng kě yǐ zhèng míng tā shì qīng bái de.
    This evidence can prove that he is innocent.
  • 印证。
    Tā de shuō fǎ méi yǒu dé dào yìn zhèng.
    His statement did not receive verification.

Origin

Compound word
构词法gòucífǎ
联合liánhéCoordinate

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

印yìnseal or mark
证zhèngproof

印 suggests a mark or seal, and 证 suggests proof, giving the sense of confirming or corroborating.

Characters in this word

Two or more meaningful parts placed together so that their meanings combine into a new one.

  • 爪爪zhuǎhand
  • 卩卩jiékneeling person

印 pairs 爪 (hand) with 卩 (kneeling person), showing a hand pressing down on a kneeling person.

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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.

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.

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