凝聚 (níng jù) — (of gas) to condense; to form into droplets; (o… | TongTong Chinese Dictionary

Definition

凝聚 covers both physical condensation (gas → droplets) and figurative gathering of effort or consensus into a unified force. Unlike 浓缩 (reducing liquid volume) or 凝结 (gas→liquid / liquid→solid), 凝聚 stresses things coming together into one whole.

verb

(of gas) to condenseto form into droplets(of efforts, strength, consensus) to coalesceto uniteto cohere

Examples

凝聚。
Shuǐ zhēng qì yù lěng huì níng jù chéng xiǎo shuǐ zhū.
Water vapor will condense into small droplets when it meets cold air.
凝聚。
Zhè cì huì yì níng jù le dà jiā de gòng shí.
This meeting gathered everyone's consensus.
凝聚。
Quán gōng sī de nǔ lì níng jù chéng yì gǔ qiáng dà de lì liàng.
The efforts of the whole company coalesce into a powerful force.

Origin

Compound word

构词法gòucífǎ

联合liánhéCoordinate

Two parts of equal weight, alike or opposite in meaning, standing side by side.

凝níngcondense

聚jùgather

凝 and 聚 both convey condensing or gathering, giving a sense of coming together.

Characters in this word

Most characters — around four in five — are built this way: one part hints at the meaning, the other at the pronunciation.

冫疑凝

Meaning part形符xíngfú

冫Written in full as仌bīngice

Sound part声符shēngfú

疑

疑yí凝níng

The sound has drifted apartThe sound part was a clue two thousand years ago — it often still helps, but not always.

凝 pairs 冫 (ice, also written 仌) with 疑, which gives the sound.

Most characters — around four in five — are built this way: one part hints at the meaning, the other at the pronunciation.

取乑聚

Meaning part形符xíngfú

乑乑yínthree men

Sound part声符shēngfú

取

取qǔ聚jù

Close in sound todayThe sound part was a clue two thousand years ago — it often still helps, but not always.

聚 is built from 取, which gives the sound, and 乑, drawn as three men, to show people coming together.

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