证明
HSK 4 (exam 2025)HSK 3 (2021)Old HSK 4
证明 (zhèngmíng) · to prove
证明 (zhèngmíng) means “to prove; proof; certificate”. It is written with 2 characters: 证 (certificate) + 明 (bright). It is an HSK 4 word in the current exam syllabus (2025).
How 证明 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)
明 míng · bright
What 明 is made of
- 日rì — sun; day
- 口kǒu — mouth
- 冂 — frame
- 一 — horizontal stroke
- 一 — horizontal stroke
- 口kǒu — mouth
- 月yuè — moon; month
- 冂 — frame
- 丨 — vertical stroke
- 二 — two strokes
- 一 — horizontal stroke
- 一 — horizontal stroke
- 冂 — frame
Origin hint: The light of the sun 日 and moon 月 (from the Make Me a Hanzi dataset; treat as a memory aid where history is uncertain)
Example sentences
你能证明这件事吗？Nǐ néng zhèngmíng zhè jiàn shì ma?Can you prove this?
请给我开一个证明。Qǐng gěi wǒ kāi yī gè zhèngmíng.Please issue me a certificate.
Questions about 证明
What does 证明 mean?
证明 (zhèngmíng) means “to prove; proof; certificate”.
How do you pronounce 证明?
证明 is pronounced zhèngmíng.
Which HSK level is 证明?
证明 is in HSK 4 (exam 2025) and HSK 3 (2021) and Old HSK 4.
Related words
- 保证bǎozhèngto guarantee
- 身份证shēnfènzhèngidentity card
- 证件zhèngjiànID
- 证据zhèngjùevidence
- 签证qiānzhèngvisa
- 辩证biànzhèngdialectical
- 公证gōngzhèngto notarize
- 论证lùnzhèngto demonstrate
- 验证yànzhèngto verify
- 证实zhèngshíto confirm
Learn 证明 with its group
It is part of HSK 3 (2021) · Group 19: a short group with quick checks and spaced repeats.