• 738th most frequent character
  • Adds ~0.03% to your reading coverage
  • 2 dictionary entries
  • Appears in 106 words
  • Component in 1 character

Decomposition

1Once
2Radical
3Graphical

Pinyin & Meaning

1. zhēng (zheng1)journey • trip • expedition • to go on long campaign • to attack
2. zhēng (zheng1)to request • to impose (taxes) • to levy (troops) • to draft (for military service) • phenomenon • symptom • characteristic sign (used as proof) • evidence

Pronunciation Clues

1. Pronunciation clue for zhēng (zheng1)The component is pronounced as 'zhēng' (zheng1). It has the exact same pronunciation as the character.
2. Pronunciation clue for zhēng (zheng1)The component is pronounced as 'zhēng' (zheng1). It has the exact same pronunciation as the character.
3. Pronunciation clue for zhēng (zheng1)The component is pronounced as 'zhèng' (zheng4). It has the same pronunciation as the character, but differs on tone.
4. Pronunciation clue for zhēng (zheng1)The component is pronounced as 'zhǐ' (zhi3). It has the same pinyin initial.
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also appears in:

Example Words

Common

征战 (征戰)
征服 
征程 
征集 (徵集)
特征 (特徵)
象征 (象徵)

Uncommon

出征 
征地 
征收 
征用 
征询 (征詢)
征途 
征兆 (徵兆)
征婚 (徵婚)
征求 (徵求)
征税 (徵稅)
征稿 (徵稿)
综合征 (綜合徵)
象征性 (象徵性)
远征 (遠征)
远征军 (遠征軍)
长征 (長征)

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  • 312th most frequent character
  • Adds ~0.07% to your reading coverage
  • 1 dictionary entry
  • Appears in 115 words
  • Component in 10 characters

Decomposition

1Once
No glyph available
3Graphical
𠂇

Pinyin & Meaning

1. qiú (qiu2)to seek • to look for • to request • to demand • to beseech

Pronunciation Clues

There are no phonetic clues for this character.
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Appears In

also appears in:

Example Words

Common

要求 
追求 

Uncommon

不求人 
乞求 
力求 
梦寐以求 (夢寐以求)
奢求 
寻求 (尋求)
强求 (強求)
征求 (徵求)
求人 
求助 
求婚 
求救 
求生 
求职 (求職)
求职者 (求職者)
求解 
求证 (求證)
渴求 
祈求 
苛求 
请求 (請求)
需求 

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Decomposition Levels:
Level 1 - Once: Only divided once. So only two components.
Level 2 - Radical: Radical Decomposition. The character gets decomposed into its lowest radical components. For the complete list visit the Radical wikipedia page.
Level 3 - Graphical: Graphical Decomposition. Shows all the strokes & lowest level of components that make up the character.
If you see questions marks or too many "block" characters, especially when it comes to level 3 decomposition you might need the correct font.