征服 (zhēng fú)

Character breakdown

• 征 (zhēng) · 8 strokes

  Phonosemantic compound. 彳 represents the meaning and 正 represents the sound. Originally written as 正.

• 服 (fú) · 8 strokes

  Combination of 凡 (plate) and subdue (𠬝). Based on the original meaning "serve" or "submit". 凡 alludes to serving a plate.