征
徵zhēng
#738 most
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to invite, to recruit, to levy (taxes)
Character breakdown
Source: Make Me a Hanzi.
征 zhēng grew out of 正 zhèng, which already meant sending an army to attack; 正 also gives the sound. 彳, movement, was added later to stress the going. 'To punish' came by sound loan, and 'journey', 'to seek', 'sign' and 'to levy' grew from there.
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