证
zhèng HSK3

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approved by cochleoid · May 31, 2022, 10:12 PM · Reviewed by Peter Olson on Jun 1, 2022, 06:51 AM

Adding that 正 is also a meaning component. Adding which meanings of 正 are relevant to the original meaning of 证. Source: 漢語多功能字庫, although perhaps the meanings matching is a coincidence, but 正 is used to give one of the definitions. Outlier agrees too.

Changed fields: components, customSources

Phonosemantic compound. 讠 represents the meaning and 正 represents the sound. Simplified form of 證.

Components

讠
讠 Meaning component

讠 is a component form of 言.

正
正 SoundMeaning component

The meanings “to correct, make right, rectify” of 正 zhèng indicate the original meaning "to admonish" of 证 zhèng

Sources

Character origin
漢語多功能字庫
Readings & variants
Unicode