Chinese symbol for “gather”
集
jí
to gather; to collect; collected works; classifier for sections of a TV series etc: episode
The closest CC-CEDICT match for gather is 集 (jí), defined as: to gather; to collect; collected works; classifier for sections of a TV series etc: episode.
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Characters and stroke order
Other Chinese words for “gather”
| Word | Pinyin | Meaning |
|---|---|---|
| 收集 | shōu jí | to gather; to collect |
| 集会 (集會) | jí huì | to gather; assembly |
| 集合 | jí hé | to gather; to assemble; (math.) set |
| 统 (統) | tǒng | to gather; to unite |
| 搜集 (蒐集) | sōu jí | to gather; to collect |
Related words
Other words that share a character 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 |
See also: Japanese symbol for “gather”.
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.