征 (zing1 | zheng1) : go on a journey

Remove Adverts and gain lots of extra features
What is this page showing me?

征

zing1

zheng1

[1] go on a journey, an expedition or a campaign
[2] simplified form of 徵

Default PoS:

Additional PoS:

Stroke count: 8

Level: 3

Radical: 彳 (#60)

This character is used in both Cantonese and Mandarin/Standard written Chinese.

征

This word has been viewed 2867 times since 30th Oct 2012, was added by sheik on 18th Mar 2007 21:22 and last edited on 15th Jul 2009 14:59

Output this character as a high resolution image

征服 zing1 fuk6 zheng1 fu2 = to conquer; to subdue; to vanquish

征程 zing1 cing4 zheng1 cheng2 = journey

征戰 zing1 zin3 zheng1 zhan4 = campaign; expedition

征伐 zing1 fat6 zheng1 fa2 = a punitive expedition

南征北討 naam4 zing1 bak1 tou2 nan2 zheng1 bei3 tao3 = fighting on all sides

長征 coeng4 zing1 chang2 zheng1 = the Long March (important event in 20th-century Chinese history)

儀征 ji4 zing1 yi2 zheng1 = Yizheng (city in Jiangsu)

Forum Code to link to this word:
[big][url=http://www.cantonese.sheik.co.uk/dictionary/characters/1886/]征[/url][/big]
HTML Code to link to this word:
<a href="http://www.cantonese.sheik.co.uk/dictionary/characters/1886/" class="chinesemed" target="_blank">征</a>
Decimal representation of this word: 征
Unicode code for this character: U+5f81 (off-site link)

Search CantoDict (safe search is on)

Please note, CantoDict currently supports searching for Simplified Chinese, but results will be returned in Traditional Chinese.

Hide Written and Spoken Hide Written 國 Hide Spoken粵

This page shows, from top to bottom:

a large version of the character in a traditional script font which you may need to install

: the Cantonese Jyutping romanisation (pronunciation) Also, CantoDict uses a unique "asterisk (*)" convention, to show readings such as jyu^4*2. For more information please see CantoDict Tone Conventions.

: the Mandarin pronunciation of the word in pinyin.
a detailed description of all the meanings
the number of strokes needed to write the character correctly
our arbitrarily assigned difficulty level
a smaller version of the character in a computerised, printed font, along with the PRC simplified version if applicable
a list of characters which look similar and are therefore possible sources of confusion (where relevant)
a list of compound words that use this character, ordered by difficulty level.
(we would really appreciate new volunteers to add some more compound words to the database so please post to the CantoDict forum if you would like to spend an occasional 10 mins or so helping)


Characters \| Words \| Sentences \| Chinese Translation \| Chinese Tests \| Forums \| Search Customise CantoDict \| My Vocab Lists \| Useful Reports and Stats \| CantoDict Forum