征求 zhēngqiú▶ pedir

Stroke order

征求 is written in 15 strokes across 2 characters.

• 征 — 8 strokes
• 求 — 7 strokes

Senses

1. to solicit
2. to seek
3. to request (opinions, feedback etc)
4. to petition

Related words

• 特征Características, rasgos
• 请求solicitud
• 象征Simbolizar
• 追求Persecución; Búsqueda
• 力求esforzarse por
• 征收colección

征求 is pronounced zhēngqiú and means “pedir”. HSK 5 is where this word sits in the Hanyu Shuiping Kaoshi, the exam used to grade Chinese proficiency. Reading 征求 and remembering it are not the same achievement: the first fades within days unless the second is practised. LexiTrail times each review to the edge of forgetting, which is where a repetition is worth the most.