集 jí to gather
to gather; to collect; set
怎么记住“集”: 隹 short-tailed bird + 木 tree = to gather. Every short-tailed bird in the square flies down from the old tree as grandpa opens his bread bag, and they start to gather at his feet.
部件结构
会意 · Meaning + meaning
Two or more parts whose meanings together make the new meaning.
集 = 隹 short-tailed bird + 木 tree
- 隹 short-tailed bird meaning
- 木 tree meaning
Every short-tailed bird in the square flies down from the old tree as grandpa opens his bread bag, and they start to gather at his feet.
How it came to be
The oracle bone form shows a bird sitting on a tree, where birds gather.
用法
- Doubles as a measure word for TV episodes: 第一集 (dì-yī jí) "episode one", a very common usage beyond its verb sense.
- 集中 jízhōng means to concentrate/focus attention or resources: 集中精力 (jízhōng jīnglì) "focus one's energy."
- 集合 jíhé is to physically assemble a group of people (also the math term "set"), and 集体 jítǐ is the adjective/noun "collective," describing something done as a group.
含“集”的词语
- 收集shōujíto gatherHSK 5
- 集中jízhōngto concentrateHSK 5
- 集体jítǐcollective (decision)HSK 5
- 集合jíhéto gatherHSK 5
- 密集mìjíconcentratedHSK 6
- 搜集sōujíto gatherHSK 6
- 聚集jùjíto assembleHSK 6
- 采集cǎijíto gatherHSK 6
- 集团jítuángroupHSK 6
- 交集jiāojíto occur simultaneouslyHSK 8
- 召集zhàojíto conveneHSK 8
- 征集zhēngjíto collectHSK 8
- 汇集huìjíto collectHSK 9
- 筹集chóujíto collect moneyHSK 9
- 集会jíhuìto gatherHSK 9
- 集市jíshìmarketHSK 9
- 集思广益jísī-guǎngyìcollecting opinions is of wide benefitHSK 9
- 集装箱jízhuāngxiāngcontainer (for shipping)HSK 9
- 集资jízīto raise moneyHSK 9
例句
- 集市很热闹。 Jíshì hěn rènao.The country market is very lively.
- 他爱好收集模型。 Tā àihào shōují móxíng.His hobby is collecting models.