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The character '证', derived from the traditional form '證', etymologically stems from the combination of '言' representing speech and '登' serving as a phonetic element, originally conveying notions of testimony or verification through language. Its semantic scope gradually widened from specific legal contexts of proof and witness to more general applications involving evidence, authentication, and official documents. In its simplified iteration, the component '登' is replaced by '正', which phonetically approximates the pronunciation while semantically emphasizing correctness, thus streamlining the character without departing from its fundamental association with establishing validity and truth.
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请出示证件。
这是他的证明。
你有证据吗？
我需要验证一下。
请尽快提供相关证明。
如果没有证据，就不能定罪。
你必须证实这个说法的真实性。
经过反复验证，这项技术终于获得了认证。