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证明书 (zhèng míng shū) — certificate; official document that proves a fact or qualification

Definition

noun
certificateofficial document that proves a fact or qualification
Measure word · 张

Examples

  • 证明书。
    Tā xū yào yì zhāng bì yè zhèng míng shū.
    He needs a graduation certificate.
  • 证明书。
    Qǐng bǎ zhè fèn zhèng míng shū fù yìn yí fèn.
    Please make a copy of this certificate.
  • 。
    Gōng sī fā le yì zhāng gōng zuò zhèng míng shū gěi tā.
    The company issued a work certificate to him.

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.

证明prove
证zhèngprove明míngclear
补充Verb + complement
书shūdocument

证明 means to prove, and 书 is a document, so the word is a document that proves something.

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 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 →

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

明 combines 日 (sun) and 月 (moon), showing the sun just rising while the moon has not yet set, or two bright objects in the sky, to express brightness.

Open 明 →

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 書; 书 is its simplified writing.

Meaning part形符xíngfú
聿聿yùwriting brush
Sound part声符shēngfú
者
者zhě書shū
The sound has drifted apartThe sound part was a clue two thousand years ago — it often still helps, but not always.

The traditional form 書 uses 聿, a writing brush, and 者 for its sound; the simplified 书 is a later shorthand.

Open 书 →
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