集 — Chinese character
集
jí
to gather, to collect; set, collection
- Pinyin
- jí
- Radical
- 172 ⾫ (Short Tailed Bird)
- Strokes
- 12
- Components
- 隹 木
- Formation
- ideographic — Birds 隹 flocking on a tree 木
- Japanese
- 集 as a kanji
Common words with 集
| Word | Pinyin | Meaning |
|---|---|---|
| 集团 (集團) | jí tuán | group; bloc |
| 集中 | jí zhōng | to concentrate; to centralize |
| 收集 | shōu jí | to gather; to collect |
| 集体 (集體) | jí tǐ | collective (decision); joint (effort) |
| 集会 (集會) | jí huì | to gather; assembly |
| 聚集 | jù jí | to assemble; to gather |
| 集合 | jí hé | to gather; to assemble; (math.) set |
| 搜集 (蒐集) | sōu jí | to gather; to collect |
| 召集 | zhào jí | to convene; to call together |
| 全集 | quán jí | omnibus; complete works (of a writer or artist) |
| 密集 | mì jí | concentrated; crowded together |
| 采集 (採集) | cǎi jí | to gather; to collect |
English words written with 集
- group
- collection
- assembly
- collective
- integrated
- gather
- concentrate
- intensive
- container
- sequel
- concentrated
- aggregate
集 in the Chinese classics
Occurrences: Analects 1 · Art of War 2 · Mencius 5 · Zhuangzi 2
- Analects 10.18
- Art of War 9.32
- Art of War 11.16
- Mencius 1A.7
- Mencius 2A.2
- Mencius 4B.18
- Mencius 5B.1
- Zhuangzi Man Among Men
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