證
简 证 · 繁 證Meanings
- certificate
- proof
- to prove
- to demonstrate
- to confirm
- variant of 症 zhèng
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4 · zheng4
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- to prove; to testify; to verify
- proof; evidence
- proof; evidence — identification; identity document; credential; papers; ID card
- proof; evidence — (transgender slang) diagnosis of transsexualism, gender identity disorder, or gender dysphoria
- original form of 症 (zhèng)
- a surname, Zheng
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