集成 (jí chéng) — (attributive) integrated; (attributive) collected, compiled (as in a compendium)

Definition

An attributive adjective (used only before a noun) meaning 'integrated' — as in 集成电路 ('integrated circuit') — or 'compiled into one work', as in 集成作品 ('a compiled compendium').

adjective
(attributive) integrated(attributive) collectedcompiled (as in a compendium)

Examples

  • 集成。
    Zhè ge gōng sī kāi fā le yì kuǎn jí chéng ruǎn jiàn.
    This company developed an integrated software.
  • 。
    jí chéng Diàn lù shì xiàn dài kē jì de jī chǔ.
    Integrated circuits are the foundation of modern technology.
  • 集成。
    Zhè bù jí chéng zuò pǐn hán gài le zhōng guó gǔ dài shī cí de jīng huá.
    This compiled work covers the essence of ancient Chinese poetry.

Origin

Compound word
构词法gòucífǎ
补充bǔchōngVerb + complement

An action followed by its result or direction.

集jígather
成chéngform

集 gather and 成 form together mean brought together into a whole.

Characters in this word

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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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
戊戊wù
Sound part声符shēngfú
丁
丁dīng成chéng
Close in sound todayThe sound part was a clue two thousand years ago — it often still helps, but not always.

成 puts 戊, a weapon, beside 丁, which gives the sound. The weapon part relates to protection, as in the old sense of city walls.

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