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汇聚 (huì jù) — to converge, to come together

Definition

汇聚 emphasizes streams or threads coming together into one — rivers, crowds, opinions — into a single point or whole. Stronger convergence imagery than 汇合, and more 'flowing together' than 聚集 ('gather/assemble').

verb
to convergeto come together

Examples

  • 汇聚。
    Chéng qiān shàng wàn de guān zhòng huì jù zài guǎng chǎng shàng.
    Tens of thousands of spectators converged in the square.
  • 汇聚。
    Zhè tiáo dà hé yóu duō tiáo xiǎo xī huì jù ér chéng.
    This big river is formed by the convergence of many small streams.
  • 汇聚。
    Dà jiā de yì jiàn huì jù chéng le yì zhǒng gòng shí.
    Everyone's opinions converged into a consensus.

Origin

Compound word
构词法gòucífǎ
联合liánhéCoordinate

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

汇huìgather
聚jùgather

汇 means flowing together and 聚 means gathering, giving the sense of people or things coming 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.

This origin belongs to the traditional form 匯; 汇 is its simplified writing.

The simplified 汇 stands for more than one traditional character. In most words (汇, 汇款) it is 匯; in others (词汇, 汇报) it is 彙.

Meaning part形符xíngfú
匚匚fāng
Sound part声符shēngfú
淮
淮huái匯huì
The sound has drifted apartThe sound part was a clue two thousand years ago — it often still helps, but not always.

The traditional form 匯 is built from 匚 as a meaning part and 淮 as a sound part.

Open 汇 →

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 →
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