集聚 (jí jù) — to gather, to collect, to assemble

Definition

集聚 (jíjù) is a written/formal verb meaning things or people come together in one place — stronger and more literary than the everyday verb 集合 (jíhé). It often appears in reports on population, industry, or data trends.

verb
to gatherto collectto assemble
Easily confused

Examples

  • 集聚。
    Dà liàng rén cái jí jù zài zhè ge chéng shì.
    A large number of talented people gather in this city.
  • 集聚。
    Zhè xiē shù jù xū yào jí jù qǐ lái jìn xíng fēn xī.
    These data need to be collected for analysis.
  • 集聚，。
    Qì chē wěi qì zài kōng qì zhōng jí jù, zào chéng wū rǎn.
    Car exhaust accumulates in the air, causing pollution.

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.

集jígather
聚jùassemble

集 and 聚 both mean gather or assemble, so together they express coming together.

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
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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