文集 (wén jí) — collected works | tongtong Chinese Dictionary

Definition

noun

collected works

Measure word · 本

文集。
Zhè běn wén jí shōu lù le tā suǒ yǒu de sǎn wén.
This collected works contains all his essays.
文集，。
Tā de wén jí chū bǎn le, hěn shòu huān yíng.
His collected works were published and are very popular.
文集。
Tú shū guǎn lǐ yǒu hěn duō gǔ diǎn wén xué jiā de wén jí.
The library has many collected works of classical writers.

Compound word

构词法gòucífǎ

偏正piānzhèngModifier + head

The first part narrows down the second: it says what kind of thing the head is.

文wénwritings

集jícollection

“文” means writings and “集” means collection, so the word denotes a collection of works.

Characters in this word

An abstract idea shown by a mark or a diagram rather than by a picture of an object.

The current form 文 shows a man with head, arms, legs, and chest; the tattoo marks on the chest are no longer drawn.

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

隹木集

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