Chinese symbol for “combinatorial”

组合

zǔ hé

Traditional: 組合

to assemble; to combine; to compose; combination; association; set; compilation; (math.) combinatorial

The closest CC-CEDICT match for combinatorial is 组合 (zǔ hé), defined as: to assemble; to combine; to compose; combination; association; set; compilation; (math.) combinatorial.

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Characters and stroke order

组 zǔ

to form, to assemble; section, department

radical 120 ⽷ · 8 strokes

合 hé

to combine, to join, to unite; to gather

radical 30 ⼝ · 6 strokes

Traditional forms

組 zǔ

Related words

Other words that share a character with 组合.

Word	Pinyin	Meaning
组织 (組織)	zǔ zhī	to organize; organization
组成 (組成)	zǔ chéng	to form; to make up
小组 (小組)	xiǎo zǔ	group
组建 (組建)	zǔ jiàn	to organize; to set up
重组 (重組)	chóng zǔ	to reorganize; to recombine; to restructure
合作	hé zuò	to cooperate; to collaborate; to work together
综合 (綜合)	zōng hé	comprehensive; composite
结合 (結合)	jié hé	to combine; to link

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