Tāngmǔ hěn bù gāoxìng, yīnwèi tā cónglái bù zhēngqiú tā de yìjiàn.
Tom was unhappy because she never asked for his opinion.
Sentence #2023764 from Tatoeba · translation adapted
How 征求 is built
Each colour is one part of the character. Parts repeat across thousands of characters, so learning them makes new words easier. See all 214 in our radicals chart.
征zhēngjourney
彳step · chìMeaning part
正straight · zhēngSound part
彳 hints at the meaning (step); 正 (zhēng) hints at the sound. Compare it with zhēng.
求qiúto seek
求 is a single shape of 7 strokes. Learn it whole, then watch its stroke order below.
Memory aidTraditionally said to show a fur coat, now written 裘 (qiú); some scholars see a centipede instead. Today 求 means “to ask for”.
How to write 征求
征 8 strokes · 求 7 strokes
Watch the order, then press Try writing it and draw each stroke in the grid. Each stroke is checked as you go.
Stroke order chart for 征求 (zhēngqiú). Red marks the next stroke, so you can copy it onto paper one step at a time.
征求 (zhēngqiú) means “to solicit” or “to seek”. It is an HSK 5 word.
Say it zhēngqiú: zhēng with a 1st tone, then qiú with a 2nd tone. Press Listen at the top of this page to hear it, or Slowly to hear each tone clearly.
In Traditional characters, used in Taiwan and Hong Kong, 征求 is written 徵求. The pronunciation is the same.
Add a Chinese (Simplified) pinyin keyboard to your phone or computer, type zhengqiu with no tone marks or spaces, then choose 征求 from the suggestions. Typing zhengqiu into this dictionary’s search box finds it too.
征求 is an HSK 5 word in the HSK 2.0 word lists.
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Sources: meaning and pinyin checked by a native Mandarin teacher against the official HSK lists. Extra meanings from CC-CEDICT (CC BY-SA 4.0). Example sentences from Tatoeba (CC BY 2.0 FR). Character parts and stroke order from Make Me a Hanzi.
征zhēng1st tone, high and level
求qiú2nd tone, rising
