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聚合 (jù hé) — to gather together, to assemble; (technical) to polymerize; to aggregate (in chemistry, computing, etc.)

Definition

聚合 (jùhé) is the formal/technical verb meaning 'to gather together / assemble' — especially in chemistry (polymerize) and computing (aggregate). The note says ∼ shows reduplication or result, common after 起来 or 成.

verb
to gather togetherto assemble(technical) to polymerizeto aggregate (in chemistry, computing, etc.)

Examples

  • 聚合。
    Zhè xiē lì liàng jù hé qǐ lái jiù néng chǎn shēng jù dà de yǐng xiǎng.
    These forces can gather together to produce a huge impact.
  • ，聚合。
    Zài huà xué shí yàn zhōng, dān tǐ jù hé chéng le gāo fēn zǐ cái liào.
    In the chemistry experiment, the monomers polymerized into a high-molecular-weight material.
  • 聚合。
    Xì tǒng huì zì dòng jù hé yòng hù de suǒ yǒu liú lǎn jì lù.
    The system will automatically aggregate all of the user's browsing history.

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
合hécombine

“聚” and “合” both mean bring together, together describing gathering or assembling.

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.

合 shows 亼 and 口 arranged as two mouths speaking together.

Open 合 →
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Science (General)

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