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Chinese symbol for “campaign”

征战
zhēng zhàn
Traditional: 征戰
campaign; expedition

The closest CC-CEDICT match for campaign is 征战 (zhēng zhàn), defined as: campaign; expedition.

Before using these characters for a tattoo, check them with a native speaker. Dictionary words often have several meanings, and the right choice depends on context.

Characters and stroke order

征 zhēng
to summon, to recruit; levy, tax; journey; invasion
radical 60 ⼻ · 8 strokes
战 zhàn
war, fighting, battle
radical 62 ⼽ · 9 strokes

Traditional forms

Other Chinese words for “campaign”

WordPinyinMeaning
运动 (運動)yùn dòngto move; to exercise
竞选活动 (競選活動)jìng xuǎn huó dòng(election) campaign
活动 (活動)huó dòngto exercise; to move about; to work out; shaky; unsteady; loose (tooth etc)
役yìforced labor; corvée
游说 (遊說)yóu shuìto lobby; to campaign

Related words

Other words that share a character with 征战.

WordPinyinMeaning
特征 (特徵)tè zhēngcharacteristic; diagnostic property
象征 (象徵)xiàng zhēngsymbol; emblem; to symbolize; to signify; to represent
征服zhēng fúto conquer; to subdue
征收 (徵收)zhēng shōuto levy (a tax); to expropriate
征求 (徵求)zhēng qiúto solicit; to seek
长征 (長征)cháng zhēngexpedition; long journey
战争 (戰爭)zhàn zhēngwar; conflict; 场 (cháng),次 (cì)
战略 (戰略)zhàn lüèstrategy

See also: Japanese symbol for “campaign”.

Data: CC-CEDICT (CC BY-SA 4.0); Unihan Database (Unicode License v3); Make Me a Hanzi (Arphic Public License (graphics.txt); LGPL-3.0-or-later (dictionary.txt)); wordfreq (CC BY-SA 4.0 (data)). Retrieved 2026-10-22.

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