证据
HSK 3 (2021)Old HSK 5
证据 (zhèngjù) · evidence
证据 (zhèngjù) means “evidence; proof”. It is written with 2 characters: 证 (certificate) + 据 (to possess). It is an HSK 3 word in the 2021 standard.
How 证据 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)
据 jù · to possess
What 据 is made of
- 扌shǒu — hand
- 二 — two strokes
- 一 — horizontal stroke
- 一 — horizontal stroke
- 亅 — hook
- 二 — two strokes
- 居jū — to live
- 户hù — door
- 古gǔ — ancient
- 十 — ten
- 口kǒu — mouth
Origin hint: 扌 gives the meaning, 居 gives the sound. (from the Make Me a Hanzi dataset; treat as a memory aid where history is uncertain)
Example sentences
你有证据吗？Nǐ yǒu zhèngjù ma?Do you have any proof?
这张照片就是证据。Zhè zhāng zhàopiàn jiùshì zhèngjù.This photo is the evidence.
Questions about 证据
What does 证据 mean?
证据 (zhèngjù) means “evidence; proof”.
How do you pronounce 证据?
证据 is pronounced zhèngjù.
Which HSK level is 证据?
证据 is in HSK 3 (2021) and Old HSK 5.
Related words
- 保证bǎozhèngto guarantee
- 身份证shēnfènzhèngidentity card
- 证件zhèngjiànID
- 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 证据 with its group
It is part of HSK 3 (2021) · Group 18: a short group with quick checks and spaced repeats.