征 zhēng journey; trip; expedition

Made up of [彳 chì step radical 60, 正 zhèng correct; straight; upright ]
Made with 8 strokes.

Combines the radical for 'step' and the phonetic for 'zheng' which includes the radical for 'foot' so also helps to reinforce the meaning as 'journey'

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Also uses 彳 chì component: 得 dé (get) 德 dé (virtue) ; 很 hěn (very) ; 徽 huī (emblem) ; 往 wǎng (towards) ; 行 xíng (permitted)
Also uses 正 zhèng component: 是 shì (is)

Sounds same

蒸 zhēng (to steam)

Different tone

正 zhèng (correct)

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Pronunciation

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