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许可证 (xǔ kě zhèng) — license, permit

Definition

noun
licensepermit
Measure word · 张

Examples

  • 许可证。
    Gōng sī xū yào shēn bàn xīn de jīng yíng xǔ kě zhèng.
    The company needs to apply for a new business license.
  • 许可证。
    Méi yǒu jià shǐ xǔ kě zhèng bù néng kāi chē shàng lù.
    Without a driver's license, you cannot drive on the road.
  • 许可证。
    Ruǎn jiàn ān zhuāng qián bì xū què rèn yǒu yǒu xiào xǔ kě zhèng.
    Before installing the software, you must confirm you have a valid license.

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.

许可allow
许xǔallow可kěcan
联合Coordinate
证zhèngcertificate

许可 means allow, and 证 is a certificate, together meaning a permit.

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 許; 许 is its simplified writing.

Meaning part形符xíngfú
言言yánspeech; words
Sound part声符shēngfú
午
午wǔ許xǔ
The sound has drifted apartThe sound part was a clue two thousand years ago — it often still helps, but not always.

The traditional form 許 pairs 言, meaning speech or words, with 午 for its sound; 许 is a simplified form.

Open 许 →

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
口口kǒu
Sound part声符shēngfú
丂
丂kǎo可kě
The sound has drifted apartThe sound part was a clue two thousand years ago — it often still helps, but not always.

可 pairs 口 (mouth) with 丂 as a sound part; it is tied to air from the mouth, perhaps singing.

Open 可 →

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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