明证 (míng zhèng) — clear proof; clear evidence

Definition

noun

clear proofclear evidence

Measure word · 个

明证。
Zhè xiē shù jù jiù shì tā de shuō fǎ zuì hǎo de míng zhèng.
These data are the best clear proof of his claim.
明证。
Tā de chéng gōng shì nǔ lì yǔ jiān chí de míng zhèng.
His success is a clear evidence of hard work and perseverance.
明证。
Xiàn chǎng liú xià de zhǐ wén shì fàn zuì de míng zhèng.
The fingerprint left at the scene is clear proof of the crime.

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.

明 means clear and 证 means proof, so the sense is evidence that is clear.

Characters in this word

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

日月明

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.

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.