集 (jí) - To gather, collect, assemble & a market, fair

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jí ｜ 12 strokes ｜ radical:

慧佳

集 · jí

To gather, collect, assemble;

a market, fair;

a collection, anthology;

to achieve, accomplish.

To gather, collect, assemblea market, faira collection, anthology

Usage highlights

CollectionMarketAnthologyConcentrateGatherAssembly

Synonyms

  • 聚— to gather, assemble
  • 汇— to converge, collect
  • 合— to combine, join

Antonyms

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

Usage & contexts

Examples

  • We gathered for a meeting (集合).
  • This is a collection of poems (诗集).
  • They went to the market (集市).
  • The project was successfully completed (集成了).

Collocations

  • Collection(集合)
  • Market(集市)
  • Anthology(文集)
  • Concentrate(集中)
  • Gather(聚集)
  • Assembly(集会)

Idioms

  • Birds of a feather flock together(物以类聚)
  • Gathering of talents(群贤毕集)
  • Collecting sand to form a tower(集腋成裘)
  • A grand gathering(百感交集)

Cultural background

FAQ
  • The character depicts birds (隹) resting in a tree (木), representing the concept of gathering and assembly.
  • Historically used for market gatherings where people would assemble to trade goods.
  • In literary context, refers to collections of writings or anthologies by scholars.

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