注册证 (zhù cè zhèng) — registration certificate

Definition

Compound noun meaning a certificate issued after registering something (company, trademark, etc.). It refers to the document itself, not the act of registering (which is 注册).

noun
registration certificate
Measure word · 张

Examples

  • 注册证。
    Gōng sī de zhù cè zhèng yǐ jīng bàn hǎo le.
    The company's registration certificate has been processed.
  • 注册证。
    Shāng biāo zhù cè zhèng de yǒu xiào qī shì shí nián.
    The trademark registration certificate is valid for ten years.
  • 注册证，。
    Nǐ de zhù cè zhèng guò qī le, xū yào chóng xīn shēn qǐng.
    Your registration certificate has expired; you need to reapply.

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.

注册register
注zhùenter/record册cèregister book
动宾Verb + object
证zhèngcertificate

注册 'register' + 证 'certificate' names a certificate of registration.

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.

Meaning part形符xíngfú
水水shuǐwater
Sound part声符shēngfú
主
主zhǔ注zhù
Same sound today

注 combines 水, meaning water, with 主, which gives the sound.

Open 注 →

A drawing of the thing itself, worn down over three thousand years into a few strokes.

This origin belongs to the traditional form 冊; 册 is its simplified writing.

The traditional form 冊 shows bamboo slips strung together, the pages of a book; the simplified 册 is a later shorthand.

Open 册 →

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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