徵
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zhēng · to summon, to recruit

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Shape and proportion

15Total strokes

Count each continuous pen movement once, including turns and hooks.

Left-rightCharacter structure

Keep the left side compact and leave enough room for the right side.

彳Key radical

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Example sentences

Notice where 徵 sits in each complete thought.

Wǒ dé xiān zhǐ dé wǒ bàba de tóng yì.我得先徵得我爸爸的同意。

I have to ask my dad for permission.

Source: Tatoeba #13754355 · CC BY 2.0 FR
Fù shì shān shì rì běn de xiàng zhǐ.富士山是日本的象徵。

Mt. Fuji is a symbol of Japan.

Source: Tatoeba #13575863 · CC BY 2.0 FR
Wǒ yīng zhǐ le yí gè shǔ qī shí xí.我應徵了一個暑期實習。

I applied for a summer internship.

Source: Tatoeba #718377 · CC BY 2.0 FR
É yǔ dòng cí de yí gè tè zhǐ shì cún zài tǐ de fàn chóu.俄語動詞的一個特徵是存在體的範疇。

A special feature of verbs in the Russian language is the presence of the category of aspect.

Source: Tatoeba #13519149 · CC BY 2.0 FR
Wǒ qù le gōng gòng yóu yǒng chí yīng zhǐ dāng jiù shēng yuán.我去了公共游泳池應徵當救生員。

I applied for a job as a lifeguard at the community pool.

Source: Tatoeba #1399799 · CC BY 2.0 FR
Zài měi guó, qì jū bìng bú shì shē huá de xiàng zhǐ, ér shì shēng huó de bì xū pǐn.在美國,汽車並不是奢華的象徵,而是生活的必需品。

In the United States the automobile is a necessity and not a luxury.

Source: Tatoeba #472892 · CC BY 2.0 FR
Turn reference into recall

How to study 徵 in context

  1. Say zhēng, then recall the core meaning: to summon, to recruit.
  2. Write all 15 strokes while keeping the left-right balanced.
  3. Use it in 变徵之声 (biàn zhǐ zhī shēng), meaning “modified fifth note of the pentatonic scale”.
  4. Read the complete sentence aloud once, then cover the translation and explain how 徵 works in that context.

Definitions and traditional forms are compiled from Make Me a Hanzi, HSK curriculum data, and CC-CEDICT. Sourced example sentences link to Tatoeba; editorial examples are labeled separately. Review data sources and licenses.