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聚集 (jù jí) — to gather, to assemble

Definition

聚集 (jùjí) means people or things coming together in one place. Closer to 集合; unlike 组合 or 组装 it focuses on people/data/birds gathering, not assembling parts.

verb
to gatherto assemble

Examples

  • 聚集，。
    Hěn duō rén zài guǎng chǎng shàng jù jí, děng dài yǎn chū kāi shǐ.
    Many people gathered at the square, waiting for the performance to start.
  • 聚集。
    Yán jiū rén yuán jù jí le zú gòu de shù jù lái zhī chí tā men de jié lùn.
    The researchers gathered enough data to support their conclusion.
  • 。
    Dōng tiān hěn duō niǎo huì jù jí zài wēn nuǎn de dì fāng.
    In winter, many birds gather in warm places.

Origin

Compound word
构词法gòucífǎ
联合liánhéCoordinate

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

聚jùgather
集jíassemble

聚 means gather and 集 means assemble, so together they mean to come 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.

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.

Open 聚 →

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

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

Open 集 →
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