zhēng

徵

Character · Verb

to levy; to summon; to seek; to verify

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Meanings

1 sense · 1 examples
1.

verb

to levy (troops, taxes); to summon; to recruit

Variant of 征 (zhēng). Used in the senses of military conscription, taxation, or summoning. See entry for 征 for detailed definitions.

 “
Zhēng徵
bīng兵
 ”
xiàn现
duō多
xiě写
zuò作
 “
zhēng征
bīng兵
 ”
 。

The word 'zhēngbīng' (conscription) is now mostly written as 征兵.