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组织 (zǔ zhī) — to organize; organization

Definition

组织 focuses on arranging people into a group or planning an activity/event — stronger and more structured than the casual 搞. As a noun it means the group itself.

to organizeorganization
Measure word · 个

Examples

  • 组织。
    Wǒ men zǔ zhī le yí gè huó dòng.
    We organized an activity.
  • 组织。
    Zhè ge zǔ zhī bāng zhù le hěn duō xué shēng.
    This organization helped many students.
  • 组织。
    Tā zǔ zhī le yí gè bǐ sài.
    He organized a competition.

Origin

Compound word
构词法gòucífǎ
联合liánhéCoordinate

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

组zǔassemble
织zhīweave

组 “assemble” and 织 “weave” together express putting parts into order.

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 組; 组 is its simplified writing.

Meaning part形符xíngfú
糸糸mìsilk
Sound part声符shēngfú
且
且qiě組zǔ
Close in sound todayThe sound part was a clue two thousand years ago — it often still helps, but not always.

The traditional form 組 pairs 糸 (silk) with 且 as a sound part; the simplified 组 is a shorthand.

Open 组 →

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 織; 织 is its simplified writing.

Meaning part形符xíngfú
糸糸mìsilk
Sound part声符shēngfú
戠
戠zhí織zhī
Same sound today

The traditional form 織 uses 糸, silk, with 戠 for the sound. The simplified 织 is a later shorthand.

Open 织 →
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