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结婚证 (jié hūn zhèng) — marriage certificate

Definition

noun
marriage certificate
Measure word · 张

Examples

  • 。
    Tā men zuó tiān qù mín zhèng jú lǐng le jié hūn zhèng.
    They went to the civil affairs bureau yesterday to get their marriage certificate.
  • 结婚证。
    Qǐng bǎ nǐ de jié hūn zhèng gěi wǒ kàn yí xià.
    Please show me your marriage certificate.
  • 结婚证，？
    Wǒ de jié hūn zhèng zhǎo bú dào le, zěn me bàn?
    I can't find my marriage certificate, what should I do?

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.

结婚marry
结jiétie婚hūnmarriage
动宾Verb + object
证zhèngcertificate

结婚 gives marriage and 证 gives certificate, so the word means a marriage certificate.

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 結; 结 is its simplified writing.

Meaning part形符xíngfú
糸糸mì
Sound part声符shēngfú
吉
吉jí結jié
The sound has drifted apartThe sound part was a clue two thousand years ago — it often still helps, but not always.

The traditional form 結 pairs 糸 with 吉; 吉 gives the sound, and 糸 relates to the meaning. The simplified 结 is a later shorthand.

Open 结 →

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
女女nǚ
Sound part声符shēngfú
昏
昏hūn婚hūn
Same sound today

婚 uses 女 (woman) for the meaning and 昏 for the sound hūn.

Open 婚 →

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 →
Appears in
Romance & Marriage

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