招集 (zhāo jí) — to convene; to assemble; to summon (people) | tongtong Chinese Dictionary

Definition

verb

to conveneto assembleto summon (people)

Examples

招集。
Gōng sī jǐn jí zhāo jí quán tǐ zhí yuán kāi huì.
The company urgently convened all staff for a meeting.
招集。
Xiào zhǎng zhāo jí gè nián jí dài biǎo tǎo lùn xiào guī xiū gǎi.
The principal summoned representatives from each grade to discuss revising the school rules.
招集，。
Zhì yuàn zhě tuán duì xùn sù zhāo jí, cān yù jiù zāi xíng dòng.
The volunteer team assembled quickly to participate in the disaster relief operation.

Origin

Compound word

构词法gòucífǎ

联合liánhéSide by side

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

集jígather

招 (summon) + 集 (gather): calling people 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.

扌召招

Meaning part形符xíngfú

扌Written in full as手shǒuhand

Sound part声符shēngfú

召

召zhào招zhāo

Same sound today

招 pairs 扌, the hand part, with 召, which gives the sound, to show beckoning with the hand.

Two or more meaningful parts placed together so that their meanings combine into a new one.

隹木集

隹隹zhuībird
木木mùtree

集 pairs 隹 (bird) with 木 (tree), showing birds on a tree, hence a gathering.

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