公证人 (gōng zhèng rén) — public notary

Definition

noun

public notary

Measure word · 位

公证人。
Wǒ xū yào zhǎo yí wèi gōng zhèng rén lái qiān shǔ zhè fèn hé tong.
I need to find a notary to sign this contract.
公证人，。
gōng zhèng rén Zài wén jiàn shàng gài zhāng hòu, zhè fèn xié yì jiù shēng xiào le.
After the notary stamps the document, this agreement takes effect.
公证人，。
Tā kǎo qǔ le gōng zhèng rén zī gé, xiàn zài zài yì jiā lǜ shī shì wù suǒ gōng zuò.
He obtained notary qualifications and now works at a law firm.

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.

公证public certification

公gōngpublic证zhèngcertification

偏正Modifier + head

公 adds public, 证 adds certification, and 人 adds person, yielding a person who certifies publicly.

Characters in this word

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

One theory sees 公 as a picture of a wide-mouthed, round-bottomed jar.

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.

言登證

Meaning part形符xíngfú

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.

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

The shape of 人 shows a side view of a standing person, with an arm and a leg.

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