辑 (jí) — (bound form) compile, edit, collect; (classifier) volume, issue, series installment
Definition
辑 (jí) is a bound form used only inside compounds: meaning 'compile/collect' in verbs like 编辑 and 辑录, and serving as a classifier for books or journal issues (second 辑).
bound form
compileeditcollect
classifier
volumeissueseries installment
Examples
- ，。Tā shì yì míng zī shēn biān jí, fù zé zhè běn zá zhì de nèi róng shěn hé.He is a senior editor responsible for the content review of this magazine.
- 辑。Zhè tào cóng shū de dì èr jí yǐ jīng chū bǎn le.The second volume of this series has already been published.
- 辑。Zuò zhě huā le sān nián shí jiān jí lù zhè xiē mín jiān gù shi.The author spent three years compiling these folktales.
Origin
Sound + meaning六书liùshū
形声xíngshēngMost 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 輯; 辑 is its simplified writing.
Meaning part形符xíngfú
車車jū
Sound part声符shēngfú
咠
咠qì輯jí
Close in sound todayThe sound part was a clue two thousand years ago — it often still helps, but not always.
The traditional form 輯 pairs 車 (vehicle) with 咠, which gives the sound; the simplified 辑 is a later abbreviation.
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