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物证

wùzhèng

physical evidence

A gloved investigator tweezes a small fragment into a clear evidence bag
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Characters in this word

物 wù

Strokes
8
Radical
牛 — ox, cow, bull
Made of
牛 ox, cow, bull 勿 must not, do not
How it's built
Phono-semantic — one part hints at the meaning, another at the sound
More about the character 物

证 zhèng

Strokes
7
Radical
讠 — words, speech
Made of
讠 words, speech 正 straight, right, proper, correct, just, true
How it's built
Ideograph — the meaning is built from its parts

Example phrases

  • 警方在现场提取的物证,成为还原案发过程的关键。 Jǐngfāng zài xiànchǎng tíqǔ de wùzhèng, chéngwéi huányuán ànfā guòchéng de guānjiàn. The physical evidence collected by the police at the scene became crucial to reconstructing the crime.
  • 法庭上,这件物证对案件的判决起了重要作用。 Fǎtíng shàng, zhè jiàn wùzhèng duì ànjiàn de pànjué qǐle zhòngyào zuòyòng. In court, this piece of physical evidence played an important role in the verdict of the case.
  • 警察在车内发现了一件新的物证。 Jǐngchá zài chē nèi fāxiànle yí jiàn xīn de wùzhèng. The police discovered a new piece of physical evidence inside the car.

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