征
zhēng HSK4

journey

征 zhēng frequency
campaign verb
to go on a military expedition or to attack

皇帝下令出兵征伐叛军。

huáng​dì xià​lìng chū​bīng zhēng fá pàn​jūn.

The emperor ordered his troops to set out on a campaign against the rebels.

journey noun
a long trip, travel, or expedition

他已经踏上了漫长的征程。

tā yǐ​jīng tà​shàng le màn​cháng de zhēng chéng.

He has already embarked on a long journey.

征 (徵) zhēng
recruit verb
to recruit, draft troops, levy taxes, or solicit contributions

政府每年都会向民间征调壮丁。

zhèng​fǔ měi nián dōu huì xiàng mín​jiān zhēng diào zhuàng​dīng.

Every year, the government would conscript able-bodied men from the populace.

sign noun
a phenomenon, symptom, or characteristic indication used as proof or evidence

病人的身体表现出明显的康复征兆。

bìng​rén de shēn​tǐ biǎo​xiàn chū míng​xiǎn de kāng​fù zhēng zhào.

The patient is showing clear signs of recovery.

Frequency
Character
Written text
739th most common 257.6 per million
Movie subtitles
1,366th most common 53.5 per million appears in 25% of films
Word
Movie subtitles
5.54 per million appears in 2% of films
Written text
25.0 per million

Details
HSK 2.0
Level 5
HSK 3.0
Level 4
Traditional
徵
Strokes
8
Unicode
U+5F81

Sources
Definitions
CC-CEDICT
Frequency data
MTSU Chinese text computingSUBTLEX-CHBCC Corpus (BLCU)