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Chinese symbol for “testimonial”

证明
zhèng míng
Traditional: 證明
proof; certificate; identification; testimonial

The closest CC-CEDICT match for testimonial is 证明 (zhèng míng), defined as: proof; certificate; identification; testimonial; 个 (gè); to prove.

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
明 míng
bright, clear; to explain, to understand, to shed light
radical 72 ⽇ · 8 strokes

Traditional forms

Related words

Other words that share a character with 证明.

WordPinyinMeaning
保证 (保證)bǎo zhèngguarantee; to guarantee
证据 (證據)zhèng jùevidence; proof
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
说明 (說明)shuō míngto explain; to illustrate
明白míng baiclear; obvious; unequivocal; sensible; reasonable
明显 (明顯)míng xiǎnclear; distinct

See also: Japanese symbol for “testimonial”.

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.

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