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Pinyin
zhēng
Definition
attack / levy (troops or taxes) / journey / trip / expedition
征 [zhēng]
1. To go on a journey.
2. To punish with military force; to attack.
3. To call up.
4. To collect.
5. To solicit; to seek.
6. To prove; to verify.
7. Signs that are revealed.
1. To go on a journey: long journey; journey outward; traveler; journey clothes; ship for long journeys.
2. To punish with military force; to attack: to subdue with force; punitive expedition; to wage war; expedition to the south and combat in the north.
3. To call up: to summon troops; to recruit soldiers; to gather troops and horses.
4. To collect: to levy taxes; to gather grain.
5. To solicit; to seek: to solicit; to seek submissions; to seek marriage; to recruit; to request opinions.
6. To prove; to verify: to cite (evidence); trustworthy and verifiable.
7. Signs that are revealed: particular signs; omens.
征 [zhēng] (verb)
- Main Meaning: To travel to very distant places; to go on a journey.
- Character Formation: Phonetic compound; the radical 走 (zǒu) suggests the meaning of travel.
- Synonyms:
1. Same as the main meaning ([En.] go on a journey)
2. To go on a punitive expedition ([En.] go on a punitive expedition)
3. To contend for; to fight for ([En.] contend for; fight for)
4. To levy ([En.] levy)
征 [zhēng] (noun)
- Synonyms:
1. Taxes ([En.] taxes)
2. Surname
The character 徵, also pronounced zhēng (verb):
- Main Meaning: To summon.
- Character Formation: Ideogram, meaning to act upon and be known.
- Synonyms:
1. Same as the main meaning ([En.] summon; call up)
2. To solicit ([En.] solicit)
3. To trace; to closely examine ([En.] trace; get to the bottom; examine closely)
4. To verify ([En.] verify)
The character 徵 (noun):
- Synonyms:
1. Signs; omens ([En.] symbol)
2. See also zhǐ.
to enlist / to draft / to conscript / to appoint to an official position
characteristic / diagnostic property / distinctive feature / trait
emblem / symbol / token / badge / to symbolize / to signify / to stand for
to conquer / to subdue / to vanquish
to go into battle / to campaign (military)
to levy (a fine) / to impose (a tariff)
to solicit / to seek / to request (opinions, feedback etc) / to petition
expedition / long journey
an expedition, esp. military / march to remote regions
punitive expedition to the east
to go on a punitive expedition
symbol / indicator / representation
symbolic / emblem / token
expedition / long journey
to take to the field oneself (of emperor) / to take part in person in an expedition
an expedition, esp. military / march to remote regions
punitive expedition to the east
to go on a punitive expedition
能征惯战 néng zhēng guàn zhàn
be used to war or fighting
to tax by force and extort levies (idiom); to screw taxes out of the people by force
omen / sign (that sth is about to happen) / warning sign
Yizheng county level city in Yangzhou 揚州|扬州[Yang2 zhou1], Jiangsu
to go on or send a punitive expedition