证件
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证件 (zhèngjiàn) · ID
证件 (zhèngjiàn) means “ID; papers; documents”. It is written with 2 characters: 证 (certificate) + 件 (measure word for clothes, matters etc.). It is an HSK 4 word in the current exam syllabus (2025).
How 证件 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)
件 jiàn · measure word for clothes, matters etc.
What 件 is made of
- 亻rén — person
- 牛niú — ox
Origin hint: A man 亻 dividing up a cow 牛 (from the Make Me a Hanzi dataset; treat as a memory aid where history is uncertain)
Example sentences
请拿出你的证件。Qǐng náchū nǐ de zhèngjiàn.Please take out your ID.
你带证件了吗？Nǐ dài zhèngjiàn le ma?Did you bring your ID?
Questions about 证件
What does 证件 mean?
证件 (zhèngjiàn) means “ID; papers; documents”.
How do you pronounce 证件?
证件 is pronounced zhèngjiàn.
Which HSK level is 证件?
证件 is in HSK 4 (exam 2025) and HSK 3 (2021) and Old HSK 5.
Related words
- 保证bǎozhèngto guarantee
- 身份证shēnfènzhèngidentity card
- 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
- 证实zhèngshíto confirm
Learn 证件 with its group
It is part of HSK 3 (2021) · Group 17: a short group with quick checks and spaced repeats.