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Chinese symbol for “recruitment”

征兵
zhēng bīng
Traditional: 徵兵
to levy troops; recruitment

The closest CC-CEDICT match for recruitment is 征兵 (zhēng bīng), defined as: to levy troops; recruitment.

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
兵 bīng
soldier; troops, an army; warlike
radical 12 ⼋ · 7 strokes

Traditional forms

Related words

Other words that share a character with 征兵.

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
士兵shì bīngsoldier; 个 (gè)
步兵bù bīnginfantry; foot

See also: Japanese symbol for “recruitment”.

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.