Chinese symbol for “enlist”
征召
zhēng zhào
Traditional: 徵召
to enlist; to draft; to conscript; to appoint to an official position
The closest CC-CEDICT match for enlist is 征召 (zhēng zhào), defined as: to enlist; to draft; to conscript; to appoint to an official position.
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Characters and stroke order
Traditional forms
Other Chinese words for “enlist”
| Word | Pinyin | Meaning |
|---|---|---|
| 从军 (從軍) | cóng jūn | to enlist; to serve in the army |
| 从戎 (從戎) | cóng róng | to enlist; to be in the army |
| 报名 (報名) | bào míng | to sign up; to enter one's name |
| 募 | mù | to canvass for contributions; to collect; to raise; to recruit; to enlist |
| 招募 | zhāo mù | to recruit; to enlist |
Related words
Other words that share a character with 征召.
| Word | Pinyin | Meaning |
|---|---|---|
| 特征 (特徵) | tè zhēng | characteristic; diagnostic property |
| 象征 (象徵) | xiàng zhēng | symbol; emblem; to symbolize; to signify; to represent |
| 征服 | zhēng fú | to conquer; to subdue |
| 征收 (徵收) | zhēng shōu | to levy (a tax); to expropriate |
| 征求 (徵求) | zhēng qiú | to solicit; to seek |
| 长征 (長征) | cháng zhēng | expedition; long journey |
| 召开 (召開) | zhào kāi | to convene (a conference or meeting); to convoke |
| 号召 (號召) | hào zhào | to call; to appeal |
See also: Japanese symbol for “enlist”.
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.