Memory phrase (Mnemonic) for: 征


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Meaning

campaign, impose (taxes), expedition, evidence

Pronunciation

zhēng

Explanation

Left: go , right: correct (To stop at the line is correct.)

Mnemonic

To "go ahead correctly", that's how to make a campaign or expedition.

Radicals

step
correct(Radical 103 stands for clothing or bales of cloth. In the Hanzi-Trainer, it is used synonymously with the correct , because it seems helpful for the explanations and the interpretation clothing/cloth bale would be in conflict with other radicals.)
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Vocabulary

特征 tè zhēng characteristic; diagnostic property; distinctive feature; trait
征收 zhēng shōu to levy (a fine); to impose (a tariff)
征服 zhēng fú to conquer; to subdue; to vanquish
长征 cháng zhēng expedition; long march; the Communist Long March (1934-1935)
征询 zhēng xún to consult; to query; to solicit opinion
陆征祥 Lù Zhēng xiáng Lu Zhengxiang (1871-1949), Chinese diplomat and Catholic monk
征兆 zhēng zhào omen; sign (that sth is about to happen); warning sign
横征暴敛 héng zhēng bào liǎn to tax by force and extort levies (idiom); to screw taxes out of the people by force

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