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Chinese symbol for “collection”

合集
hé jí
collection; compilation

The closest CC-CEDICT match for collection is 合集 (hé jí), defined as: collection; compilation.

Before using these characters for a tattoo, check them with a native speaker. Dictionary words often have several meanings, and the right choice depends on context.

Characters and stroke order

合 hé
to combine, to join, to unite; to gather
radical 30 ⼝ · 6 strokes
集 jí
to gather, to collect; set, collection
radical 172 ⾫ · 12 strokes

Other Chinese words for “collection”

WordPinyinMeaning
林lín(bound form) woods; forest; (bound form) circle(s) (i.e. specific group of people)
一套yī tàosuit; a set
收藏shōu cángto collect (works of art, dolls, antiques etc); to put away for safekeeping; (Internet) to bookmark; a collection
汇 (彙)huìclass; collection
汇编 (匯編)huì biānto compile; collection; compilation

Related words

Other words that share a character with 合集.

WordPinyinMeaning
合作hé zuòto cooperate; to collaborate; to work together
综合 (綜合)zōng hécomprehensive; composite
结合 (結合)jié héto combine; to link
联合 (聯合)lián héto combine; to join
合法hé fǎlawful; legitimate
适合 (適合)shì héto fit; to suit
集团 (集團)jí tuángroup; bloc
集中jí zhōngto concentrate; to centralize

See also: Japanese symbol for “collection”.

Data: CC-CEDICT (CC BY-SA 4.0); Unihan Database (Unicode License v3); Make Me a Hanzi (Arphic Public License (graphics.txt); LGPL-3.0-or-later (dictionary.txt)); wordfreq (CC BY-SA 4.0 (data)). Retrieved 2026-10-22.

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