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TSUMUGU · TOCFL 4 (est.) · 詞
證明 word · TOCFL 4 (est.)
證明 =
ㄓㄥˋ ㄇㄧㄥˊ · zhèngmíng
verb — to prove; to certify; to demonstrate; noun — proof; certificate

字源 FORM — what the parts do

evidence; to prove (身份證)zhèng言 (speech) + 登 (to rise/ascend, phonetic) — testimony that rises and stands
bright; clear (明白)míng日 (sun) + 月 (moon) — two sources of brightness
證明,身份證的證,明白的明。

故事 STORY — a scene to remember it by

話說到位,事情就亮了。
The testimony rises (言 in 證) and shines — sun-and-moon (明) makes it clear: proof is speech that turns the lights on.
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