聚拢 (jù lǒng) — to gather together, to converge; to draw together (e.g. a crowd, scattered objects)

Definition

聚拢 means things (people, objects, clouds) move or are drawn together into one place, focusing on the convergence itself. Common with 把 + scattered items, where someone actively collects them.

verb
to gather togetherto convergeto draw together (e.g. a crowd, scattered objects)

Examples

  • 聚拢，。
    Rén qún màn màn jù lǒng guò lái, wéi chéng le yí gè quān.
    The crowd slowly gathered together, forming a circle.
  • 聚拢。
    Tā bǎ sàn luò zài dì shàng de wán jù jù lǒng zài yì qǐ.
    He gathered together the toys scattered on the floor.
  • 聚拢，。
    Wū yún jù lǒng, yǎn kàn jiù yào xià yǔ le.
    Dark clouds converged; it looked like it was about to rain.

Origin

Compound word
构词法gòucífǎ
联合liánhéSide by side

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

聚jùgather
拢lǒngcollect

聚 and 拢 both mean bringing things together, so together they emphasize converging.

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.

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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 攏; 拢 is its simplified writing.

Meaning part形符xíngfú
手手shǒuhand
Sound part声符shēngfú
龍
龍lóng攏lǒng
Same sound today

The traditional form 攏 combines 手 (hand) with 龍 for sound; the simplified 拢 is a shorthand, so its right side is not the historical 龍.

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