# 徴 sign / indication

(goleft) + 山 (mountain) + 王 (king) + (director)
★★★☆☆
14 strokes
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## Onyomi

CHOU | Margaret CHOu shows no signs of being funny.

## Mnemonic

| If you go to the king's mountain, you'll see a sign of the director (his footprints and cologne).

## Jukugo

特徴(とくちょう) | characteristic ★★★☆☆ 特 (special) + 徴 (sign / indication) = 特徴 (characteristic ) a characteristic of something ("Loving big stuff for the sake of big stuff is characteristic of Americans.")
象徴(しょうちょう) | symbol ★★☆☆☆ 象 (elephant / phenomenon) + 徴 (sign / indication) = 象徴 (symbol) literary symbol ; "In the novel, the trees symbolize life." 'The color red in the painting symbolizes communism.' (しょうちょうする=to symbolize something)

## Lookalikes

| Meaning | Hint | Radical
--- | --- | --- | ---
徴 | sign / indication | KING | 王
微 | teeny | PIE |
撤 | withdraw | HAND | 手
徹 | do thoroughly | GO | 行

A crown is a sign of a KING.
I'll eat a TEENY PIE because I am on a diet.
You withdraw your HAND, while I GO to thoroughly accomplish a quest of some sort.

## Synonyms

sign, symbol, mark 標識 記号 象徴 印 符号 暗号