zhēng

to levy (taxes); to recruit; to draft (troops)

Character data

Radical ⼻ (60.5)
Strokes 8
TRADITIONAL ,
SIMPLIFIED

Definitions

征 zhēng
  1. 1. to levy (taxes)
  2. 2. to recruit
  3. 3. to draft (troops)
  4. 4. to attack
  5. 5. expedition
  6. 6. symptom
  7. 7. characteristic sign (used as proof)
  8. 8. evidence
  9. 9. to go on long campaign
  10. 10. journey
  11. 11. trip
  12. 12. to invite
  13. 13. phenomenon

Stroke order

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Words containing 征

Word Meaning
to act on one's own; to fight alone
night journey; punitive expedition by night
to go on a personal punitive expedition
to go on a personal punitive expedition
Budd-Chiari syndrome
to cite; citing; to reference
to commandeer; to press into service; to impress
new recruit; garrison soldier; participant in an expedition
to go on or send a punitive expedition
to mount a punitive expedition against bandits
to mount a punitive expedition against bandits
the dust of a long journey
the dust of a long journey
traveler; soldier on expedition
expedition ship
scared; badly frightened
garrison
campaign; expedition
to extort taxes
to extort taxes
to extort taxes excessively
to extort taxes excessively
war pennant; pennant used on expedition
conqueror
military uniform; traveler's clothing