集结 (jí jié) — to gather together, to assemble (troops, resour…

Definition

verb

to gather togetherto assemble (troops, resources, etc.)

集结。
Bù duì zài chéng wài jí jié.
The troops assembled outside the city.
集结。
Wǒ men yào jí jié suǒ yǒu de lì liàng wán chéng rèn wu.
We need to concentrate all our strength to complete the task.
集结。
Zhè cì huó dòng jí jié le lái zì quán guó gè dì de zhì yuàn zhě.
This event gathered volunteers from all over the country.

Compound word

构词法gòucífǎ

联合liánhéCoordinate

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

结jiébind together

集 means gather and 结 means bind together, so the word means assembling.

Characters in this word

Two or more meaningful parts placed together so that their meanings combine into a new one.

隹木集

集 pairs 隹 (bird) with 木 (tree), showing birds on a tree, hence a gathering.

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 結; 结 is its simplified writing.

Meaning part形符xíngfú

糸糸mì

Sound part声符shēngfú

吉

吉jí結jié

The sound has drifted apartThe sound part was a clue two thousand years ago — it often still helps, but not always.

The traditional form 結 pairs 糸 with 吉; 吉 gives the sound, and 糸 relates to the meaning. The simplified 结 is a later shorthand.

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