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Translingual
Han character
証 (Kangxi radical 149, 言+5, 12 strokes, cangjie input 卜口一卜一 (YRMYM), four-corner 01611, composition ⿰訁正)
References
- Kangxi Dictionary: page 1152, character 27
- Dai Kanwa Jiten: character 35341
- Dae Jaweon: page 1619, character 16
- Hanyu Da Zidian (first edition): volume 6, page 3951, character 17
- Unihan data for U+8A3C
Chinese
Glyph origin
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Old Chinese
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| 綻
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*rdeːns
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| 淀
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*deːns
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| 靛
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*deːns
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| 症
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*tjɯŋs
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| 竀
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*rtʰeːŋ, *tʰeŋ
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| 征
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*tjeŋ
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| 怔
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*tjeŋ
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| 正
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*tjeŋ, *tjeŋs
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| 鉦
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*tjeŋ
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| 鴊
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*tjeŋ, *tjeŋs
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| 眐
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*tjeŋ
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| 佂
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*tjeŋ
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| 整
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*tjeŋʔ
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| 政
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*tjeŋs
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| 証
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*tjeŋs
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| 定
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*teːŋs, *deːŋs
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| 顁
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*teːŋs
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| 錠
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*teːŋs, *deːŋʔ, *deːŋs
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| 掟
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*deːŋs
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Simplified from 證 (登 → 正). Phono-semantic compound (形聲 / 形声, OC *tjeŋs) : semantic 言 (“speech”) + phonetic 正 (OC *tjeŋ, *tjeŋs). The character originally conveyed the meaning of "to admonish" and was later used in the sense of "proof" or "evidence."[1]
References
Etymology 1
For pronunciation and definitions of 証 – see 證 (“to prove; to testify; to verify; proof; evidence; etc.”).
(This character is the former (1969–1976) Singaporean simplified and variant form of 證). |
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Etymology 2
Etymologically related to 正 (OC *tjeŋ, *tjeŋs).
Pronunciation
| Baxter–Sagart system 1.1 (2014)
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| Character
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証
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| Reading #
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1/1
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Modern
Beijing
(Pinyin)
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zhèng
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Middle
Chinese
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‹ tsyengH ›
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Old
Chinese
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/*teŋ-s/
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| English
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remonstrate
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Notes for Old Chinese notations in the Baxter–Sagart system:
* Parentheses "()" indicate uncertain presence;
* Square brackets "" indicate uncertain identity, e.g. * as coda may in fact be *-t or *-p;
* Angle brackets "<>" indicate infix;
* Hyphen "-" indicates morpheme boundary;
* Period "." indicates syllable boundary.
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| Zhengzhang system (2003)
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| Character
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証
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| Reading #
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1/1
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| No.
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17179
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Phonetic
component
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正
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Rime
group
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耕
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Rime
subdivision
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0
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Corresponding
MC rime
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政
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Old
Chinese
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/*tjeŋs/
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Definitions
証
- (literary) to admonish
Synonyms
- (to admonish): 諍／诤 (zhèng)
References
Japanese
Kanji
証
(Fifth grade kyōiku kanji)
- to admonish
Readings
Kanji
証
(Fifth grade kyōiku kanji, shinjitai kanji, kyūjitai form 證)
- prove, verify
Readings
Etymology 1
| Alternative spellings
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證 (kyūjitai)
証し
證し
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From the 連用形 (ren'yōkei, “stem or continuative form”) of the verb 明かす (akasu, “to illuminate; to reveal”).
Pronunciation
Noun
証 • (akashi)
- proof, evidence, testimony
- Synonyms: 証拠 (shōko), 証明 (shōmei), 証 (shō)
- 友情の証
- yūjō no akashi
- symbol of friendship
Etymology 2
| Alternative spelling
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| 證 (kyūjitai)
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From Middle Chinese 證 (MC tsyingH)
Pronunciation
Noun
証 • (shō)
- proof, verification
- Synonyms: 証拠 (shōko), 証 (akashi)
1889, 三遊亭圓朝, edited by 鈴木行三, 霧陰伊香保湯煙, 新字新仮名 edition, 青空文庫:
- 警「先方から先に手出しをした証があるか」
- Kei “Senpō kara saki ni tedashi o shita shō ga aru ka”
- Police captain: “Do you have proof that the other party put his hands on you first?”
- (Buddhism) enlightenment
- (traditional Chinese medicine) symptoms
Korean
Hanja
証 • (jeong) (hangeul 정, revised jeong, McCune–Reischauer chŏng, Yale ceng)
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Vietnamese
Han character
証: Hán Nôm readings: chứng, chống, chững, chừng
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