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征

征

See also: 徴, 徵, and 従

Translingual

Traditional 徵
Shinjitai 徴
Simplified 征

Han character

征 (radical 60 彳+5, 8 strokes, cangjie input 竹人一卜一 (HOMYM), four-corner 21211, composition ⿰彳正)

References

  • KangXi: page 365, character 37
  • Dai Kanwa Jiten: character 10077
  • Dae Jaweon: page 686, character 4
  • Hanyu Da Zidian: volume 2, page 815, character 2
  • Unihan data for U+5F81

Chinese

simp. and trad.
 征

Glyph origin

Characters in the same phonetic series (正) (Zhengzhang, 2003) 
Old Chinese
綻 *rdeːns
淀 *deːns
靛 *deːns
症 *tjɯŋs
竀 *rtʰeːŋ, *tʰeŋ
征 *tjeŋ
怔 *tjeŋ
正 *tjeŋ, *tjeŋs
鉦 *tjeŋ
鴊 *tjeŋ, *tjeŋs
眐 *tjeŋ
佂 *tjeŋ
整 *tjeŋʔ
政 *tjeŋs
証 *tjeŋs
定 *teːŋs, *deːŋs
顁 *teːŋs
錠 *teːŋs, *deːŋʔ, *deːŋs
掟 *deːŋs

Phono-semantic compound (形聲, OC *tjeŋ) : semantic 彳 + phonetic 正 ‎(OC *tjeŋ, *tjeŋs, “straight”). Also ideogrammic compound (會意) .

Simplified from 徵 (徵 → 正) as well as existing already as a traditional character.

Etymology 1

From 正 (OC *tjeŋ, *tjeŋs, “straight”); see there for more.

Pronunciation

Rime
Character 征
Reading # 1/1
Initial (聲) 章 (23)
Final (韻) 清 (121)
Tone (調) Level (Ø)
Openness (開合) Open
Division (等) III
Fanqie 諸盈切
Reconstructions
Zhengzhang
Shangfang		 /t͡ɕiᴇŋ/
Pan
Wuyun		 /t͡ɕiɛŋ/
Shao
Rongfen		 /t͡ɕiæŋ/
Edwin
Pulleyblank		 /ciajŋ/
Li
Rong		 /t͡ɕiɛŋ/
Wang
Li		 /t͡ɕĭɛŋ/
Bernard
Karlgren		 /t͡ɕi̯ɛŋ/
Expected
Mandarin
Reflex		 zhēng
Baxter-Sagart system 1.1 (2014)
Character 征
Reading # 1/1
Modern
Beijing
(Pinyin)		 zhēng
Middle
Chinese		 ‹ tsyeng ›
Old
Chinese		 /*teŋ/
English to correct; to go on a punitive expedition

Notes for Old Chinese notations in the Baxter-Sagart system:

* Parentheses "()" indicate uncertain presence;
* Square brackets "[]" indicate uncertain identity, e.g. *[t] as coda may in fact be *-t or *-p;
* Angle brackets "<>" indicate infix;
* Hyphen "-" indicates morpheme boundary;

* Period "." indicates syllable boundary.
Zhengzhang system (2003)
Character 征
Reading # 1/1
No. 17169
Phonetic
component		 正
Rime
group		 耕
Rime
subdivision		 0
Corresponding
MC rime		 征
Old
Chinese		 /*tjeŋ/
Notes 正轉註字

Definitions

征

  1. to go on a long journey
  2. to go on a punitive expedition; to invade; to attack; to conquer

Compounds

  • 出征 (chūzhēng)
  • 力征
  • 北征
  • 南征
  • 南征北伐
  • 南征北戰／南征北战
  • 南征北討／南征北讨
  • 卜征
  • 孤征
  • 宵征
  • 寓禁於征／寓禁于征
  • 專征／专征
  • 征人
  • 征伐 (zhēngfá)
  • 征勦／征剿
  • 征塵／征尘 (zhēngchén)
  • 征夫
  • 征客
  • 征屬／征属
  • 征帆
  • 征彸
  • 征戍
  • 征戰／征战 (zhēngzhàn)
  • 征收
  • 征斂／征敛
  • 征旆
  • 征服 (zhēngfú)
  • 征服者 (zhēngfúzhě)
  • 征服自然
  • 征程
  • 征衣
  • 征衫
  • 征討／征讨 (zhēngtǎo)
  • 征途 (zhēngtú)
  • 征馬／征马
  • 征駕／征驾
  • 御駕親征／御驾亲征
  • 急征重斂／急征重敛
  • 有征無戰／有征无战
  • 東征／东征
  • 東征西怨／东征西怨
  • 東征西討／东征西讨
  • 東討西征／东讨西征
  • 橫征暴斂／横征暴敛
  • 舉薦征辟／举荐征辟
  • 親征／亲征 (qīnzhēng)
  • 輸征／输征
  • 遄征
  • 遠征／远征 (yuǎnzhēng)
  • 遠征軍／远征军
  • 長征／长征 (chángzhēng)
  • 關征／关征
  • 飛征／飞征

Etymology 2

For pronunciation and definitions of 征 – see 徵.
(This character, 征, is the simplified form of 徵.)
Notes:

Japanese

Kanji

征

(common “Jōyō” kanji)

  1. subjugate

Readings

Korean

Hanja

征 • ‎(jeong) (hangeul 정, revised jeong, McCune-Reischauer chŏng, Yale ceng)

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Vietnamese

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