确证 (què zhèng) — conclusive proof | tongtong Chinese Dictionary

Definition

noun

conclusive proof

确证。
Zhè ge fā xiàn tí gōng le què zhèng.
This discovery provided conclusive proof.
。
Wǒ men xū yào gèng duō dí què zhèng cái néng xià jié lùn.
We need more conclusive proof before drawing a conclusion.
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Tā de zhèng cí shì àn jiàn dí què zhèng.
His testimony is the conclusive proof of the case.

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.

确 gives the sureness, and 证 gives the proof or evidence, naming conclusive proof.

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 確; 确 is its simplified writing.

石隺確

Meaning part形符xíngfú

Sound part声符shēngfú

隺

隺hè確què

The sound has drifted apartThe sound part was a clue two thousand years ago — it often still helps, but not always.

The traditional form 確 combines 石, a rock, with 隺 for its sound; the idea is something rock-solid and certain. The simplified 确 is a shorthand.

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.