Chinese symbol for “solicit”
征求
zhēng qiú
Traditional: 徵求
to solicit; to seek; to request (opinions, feedback etc); to petition
The closest CC-CEDICT match for solicit is 征求 (zhēng qiú), defined as: to solicit; to seek; to request (opinions, feedback etc); to petition.
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Characters and stroke order
Traditional forms
Other Chinese words for “solicit”
| Word | Pinyin | Meaning |
|---|---|---|
| 拉客 | lā kè | to solicit (guests, clients, passengers etc); to importune |
| 邀 | yāo | to invite; to request |
| 招徕 (招徠) | zhāo lái | to canvass (for customers); to solicit |
| 征选 (徵選) | zhēng xuǎn | to call for entries and select the best; to solicit (entries, submissions, applications etc) |
| 兜揽 (兜攬) | dōu lǎn | to canvas (for customers); to solicit |
Related words
Other words that share a character with 征求.
| 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 |
| 长征 (長征) | cháng zhēng | expedition; long journey |
| 要求 | yāo qiú | to request; to require |
| 需求 | xū qiú | requirement; to require |
| 请求 (請求) | qǐng qiú | to request; to ask; request (个 (gè)) |
See also: Japanese symbol for “solicit”.
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.