zhēng
verb HSK 7-9 #7,847

Meanings

  1. 1 to go on a journey/campaign
  2. 2 to levy; to collect
  3. 3 sign; evidence

Examples

HSK 1
Zhè shì yīgè hǎo de xiàngzhēng.
This is a good symbol.
HSK 4
Fāshāo shì gǎnmào de tèzhēng.
Fever is a symptom of a cold.
HSK 6
Gōngsī zhèngzài zhēngjí yìjiàn.
The company is soliciting opinions.

Tips

usage
is in 征求 (zhēngqiú, to solicit), 象征 (xiàngzhēng, symbol), 特征 (tèzhēng, characteristic), 长征 (chángzhēng, Long March), 远征 (yuǎnzhēng, expedition).

Components

radical
chì
step (radical form)
Left step radical - the side-form of (walk), showing a small footstep. The indexing radical, files in the family of motion / path characters: go toward, wait, tiny step, slow, virtue (a path walked). Marks as movement along a road - specifically a military march or distant journey.
phonetic
zhèng
upright; correct
Right supplies both sound and meaning - zhèng shifting to zhēng with tone change, and the moral weight of 'rightful / just' fits the original meaning of a righteous military expedition. Originally itself depicted a foot moving toward a city - a campaign. Same phonetic family: government, illness, whole, dazed.

Stroke Order

zhēng