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Chinese symbol for “evidence”

证据
zhèng jù
Traditional: 證據
evidence; proof; testimony

The closest CC-CEDICT match for evidence is 证据 (zhèng jù), defined as: evidence; proof; testimony.

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

证 zhèng
to prove, to verify; certificate, proof
radical 149 ⾔ · 7 strokes
据 jù
to possess, to occupy; position; base
radical 64 ⼿ · 11 strokes

Traditional forms

Other Chinese words for “evidence”

WordPinyinMeaning
佐证 (佐證)zuǒ zhèngevidence; proof
凭据 (憑據)píng jùevidence
事证 (事證)shì zhèngevidence
凭 (憑)píngto lean on; to lean against; to rely on; to depend on
征 (徵)zhēngto invite; to recruit

Related words

Other words that share a character with 证据.

WordPinyinMeaning
证明 (證明)zhèng míngproof; certificate
保证 (保證)bǎo zhèngguarantee; to guarantee
证券 (證券)zhèng quànnegotiable security (financial); certificate
证实 (證實)zhèng shíto confirm (sth to be true); to verify
认证 (認證)rèn zhèngto authenticate; to approve
根据 (根據)gēn jùaccording to; based on
数据 (數據)shù jùdata
依据 (依據)yī jùaccording to; basis

See also: Japanese symbol for “evidence”.

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.