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积聚 (jī jù) — to accumulate, to build up (gradually, often abstract)

Definition

积聚 means 'to accumulate or build up gradually' — typically abstract things like wealth, power, or energy over time. It is more formal and literary than 积累 (which is the everyday verb for building up experience or savings).

verb
to accumulateto build up (gradually, often abstract)

Examples

  • ，积聚。
    Tā jīng guò duō nián nǔ lì, jī jù le yì bǐ kě guān de cái fù.
    He accumulated a considerable fortune through years of effort.
  • 积聚。
    Zhè zhǒng yùn dòng kě yǐ bāng zhù nǐ jī jù néng liàng.
    This kind of exercise can help you accumulate energy.
  • 积聚。
    Tā zài gōng sī lǐ zhú jiàn jī jù le hěn dà de quán lì.
    He gradually accumulated a lot of power in the company.

Origin

Compound word
构词法gòucífǎ
联合liánhéCoordinate

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

积jīpile up
聚jùgather

积 means pile up and 聚 means gather; together they describe accumulating.

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.

This origin belongs to the traditional form 積; 积 is its simplified writing.

Meaning part形符xíngfú
禾禾hé
Sound part声符shēngfú
責
責zé積jī
The sound has drifted apartThe sound part was a clue two thousand years ago — it often still helps, but not always.

The traditional form 積 pairs 禾 (grain) with 責, which gives the sound; the simplified 积 is a later shorthand, so its parts are not the historical parts.

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

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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