漢字Kanji · in Nature & Elements
征: subjugate, attack the rebellious
Also: collect taxes
JLPT N18 strokesSecondary schoolYour ink: 白 Not met
彳 carries the meaning · 正 gives the sound
8 strokes
One reading, and the words that use it
セイsei · on'yomi · in compounds
- 征服するせいふくするconquest, subjugate
- 征伐するせいばつするconquest, punish, suppress
- 遠征するえんせいするinvade, make an expedition
- 出征するしゅっせいするdepart for the front
- 遠征えんせい
- 征服せいふく
Words: Kanji alive, CC BY 4.0 · JMdict, EDRDG, CC BY-SA 4.0.
成り立ち
Where it comes from
Memory story · made up to help you remember
“Take the first step on your journey! These three quick strokes show the left side of a bustling street or a person taking a brisk step forward.”
繋がり
Connections
Ink shades, lightest to darkest: 白 Not met, 淡 Met, 中 Learning, 濃 Familiar, 印 Mastered
正
Also built on correct (正)
The 正 family reads ショウ (shou); 征 is read セイ.
Easy to confuse
The difference, side by side征 subjugate · 彳
vs延 prolong · 廴In ChineseSame character in simplified and traditional · zhēng
Same form: 征 is written the same way in mainland China (simplified) and in Taiwan and Hong Kong (traditional).
- Simplified
- 征 mainland China, Singapore
- Traditional
- 征 Taiwan, Hong Kong
Pinyin zhēng most common reading
Forms and pinyin: Unicode Unihan database (Unicode License v3). Pinyin lists the most common reading, not every reading.
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