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全集 (quán jí) — complete works, collected works (of an author, artist, etc.)

Definition

noun
complete workscollected works (of an author, artist, etc.)

Examples

  • 全集。
    Wǒ mǎi le lǔ xùn de quán jí.
    I bought the complete works of Lu Xun.
  • 全集。
    Zhè tào quán jí shōu lù le tā suǒ yǒu de sǎn wén.
    This set of collected works includes all his essays.
  • 全集。
    Tú shū guǎn yǒu shā shì bǐ yà de quán jí.
    The library has the complete works of Shakespeare.

Origin

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.

全quáncomplete
集jícollection

全 (complete) combines with 集 (collection) to mean complete works.

Characters in this word

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

The shape puts 入 together with 玉 to show a whole piece of jade, so it means complete or whole.

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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.

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