证书
Old HSK 6
证书 (zhèngshū) · certificate
证书 (zhèngshū) means “certificate”. It is written with 2 characters: 证 (certificate) + 书 (book). It is an old HSK 6 word (HSK 2.0).
How 证书 is built
The characters
证 zhèng · certificate
What 证 is made of
- 讠yán — speech
- 正zhèng — first month of the lunar year
- 一 — horizontal stroke
- 止zhǐ — to stop
- 上shàng — above
- 丨 — vertical stroke
Origin hint: To speak 讠 the truth 正; 正 also provides the pronunciation (from the Make Me a Hanzi dataset; treat as a memory aid where history is uncertain)
书 shū · book
What 书 is made of
- 丨 — vertical stroke
Origin hint: A mark made by a pen ⺺ (from the Make Me a Hanzi dataset; treat as a memory aid where history is uncertain)
Example sentences
他拿到了毕业证书。Tā nádào le bìyè zhèngshū.He got his graduation certificate.
通过考试就可以得到证书。Tōngguò kǎoshì jiù kěyǐ dédào zhèngshū.You get a certificate if you pass the exam.
Questions about 证书
What does 证书 mean?
证书 (zhèngshū) means “certificate”.
How do you pronounce 证书?
证书 is pronounced zhèngshū.
Which HSK level is 证书?
证书 is in Old HSK 6.
Related words
- 保证bǎozhèngto guarantee
- 身份证shēnfènzhèngidentity card
- 证件zhèngjiànID
- 证据zhèngjùevidence
- 证明zhèngmíngto prove
- 签证qiānzhèngvisa
- 辩证biànzhèngdialectical
- 公证gōngzhèngto notarize
- 论证lùnzhèngto demonstrate
- 验证yànzhèngto verify
Learn 证书 with its group
It is part of Old HSK 6 · Group 234: a short group with quick checks and spaced repeats.