裒 (póu) - To collect & to gather

裒Tone 2

póu ｜ 12 strokes ｜ radical:

柠七

裒 · póu

To collect;

to gather;

to assemble;

to reduce;

to diminish;

to take away.

To collectto gatherto assemble

Usage highlights

To collect and editTo gather fundsTo compile a collectionTo reduce and take awayTo gather and assembleTo collect poems

Synonyms

  • 集— to collect; to gather
  • 聚— to assemble; to gather
  • 收— to collect; to receive

Antonyms

  • 散— to scatter; to disperse
  • 分— to divide; to separate

Usage & contexts

Examples

  • He collected folk songs (裒集民歌).
  • The editor compiled the articles (编辑裒辑文章).
  • They gathered funds for the project (为项目裒资).

Collocations

  • To collect and edit(裒辑)
  • To gather funds(裒资)
  • To compile a collection(裒集)
  • To reduce and take away(裒减)
  • To gather and assemble(裒合)
  • To collect poems(裒诗)

Idioms

  • To collect the scattered and compile the lost(裒辑散佚)
  • To gather funds for a public cause(裒资兴学)
  • To reduce the excessive to supplement the deficient(裒多益寡)

Cultural background

FAQ
  • Often used in classical and literary contexts, especially for compiling texts or collecting resources.
  • The character is composed of 衣 (clothing) and 臼 (mortar), suggesting the idea of 'gathering' or 'collecting' into a container or fold.
  • It appears in historical texts related to scholarship, editing, and resource management.

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