Chinese symbol for “congregate”
扎堆
zhā duī
(of people) to flock together; to congregate
The closest CC-CEDICT match for congregate is 扎堆 (zhā duī), defined as: (of people) to flock together; to congregate.
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Characters and stroke order
Other Chinese words for “congregate”
| Word | Pinyin | Meaning |
|---|---|---|
| 聚居 | jù jū | to inhabit a region (esp. ethnic group); to congregate |
| 群集 | qún jí | to gather; to congregate |
| 群聚 | qún jù | to gather; to congregate |
| 僔 | zǔn | to congregate; to crowd |
Related words
Other words that share a character with 扎堆.
| Word | Pinyin | Meaning |
|---|---|---|
| 挣扎 (掙扎) | zhēng zhá | to struggle |
| 扎实 (扎實) | zhā shi | strong; solid |
| 驻扎 (駐紮) | zhù zhā | to station; to garrison (troops) |
| 扎根 | zhā gēn | to take root |
| 扎营 (紮營) | zhā yíng | to camp; to pitch camp |
| 一堆 | yī duī | pile; heap; a lot of; a bunch of |
| 堆积 (堆積) | duī jī | to pile up; to heap |
| 反应堆 (反應堆) | fǎn yìng duī | reactor |
See also: Japanese symbol for “congregate”.
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.