Chinese symbol for “certificate”
证
zhèng
Traditional: 證
certificate; proof; to prove; to demonstrate
The closest CC-CEDICT match for certificate is 证 (zhèng), defined as: certificate; proof; to prove; to demonstrate; to confirm; variant of 症 (zhèng).
Before using these characters for a tattoo, check them with a native speaker. Dictionary words often have several meanings, and the right choice depends on context.
Characters and stroke order
Traditional forms
Other Chinese words for “certificate”
| Word | Pinyin | Meaning |
|---|---|---|
| 证件 (證件) | zhèng jiàn | certificate; papers; credentials; document; ID |
| 证明书 (證明書) | zhèng míng shū | certificate |
| 证明 (證明) | zhèng míng | proof; certificate |
| 证券 (證券) | zhèng quàn | negotiable security (financial); certificate |
| 状 (狀) | zhuàng | (bound form) form; appearance; shape; (bound form) state; condition |
Related words
Other words that share a character with 证.
| Word | Pinyin | Meaning |
|---|---|---|
| 证明 (證明) | zhèng míng | proof; certificate |
| 保证 (保證) | bǎo zhèng | guarantee; to guarantee |
| 证据 (證據) | zhèng jù | evidence; proof |
| 证券 (證券) | zhèng quàn | negotiable security (financial); certificate |
| 证实 (證實) | zhèng shí | to confirm (sth to be true); to verify |
| 认证 (認證) | rèn zhèng | to authenticate; to approve |
See also: Japanese symbol for “certificate”.
Data: CC-CEDICT (CC BY-SA 4.0); Unihan Database (Unicode License v3); Make Me a Hanzi (Arphic Public License (graphics.txt); LGPL-3.0-or-later (dictionary.txt)); wordfreq (CC BY-SA 4.0 (data)). Retrieved 2026-10-22.