Chinese

集合

/t͡ɕi³⁵ xɤ³⁵/
to assemble; to gather
  • HSK 4
  • TOCFL 7

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  • characterChinese集 “to collect; to gather”
    • ideaChinese隹 “short-tailed bird”
    • ideaChinese木 “tree; woody plant”
  • characterChinese合 “to close; to shut”
    • ideaChinese亼 “mouth”
      • ideaChinese入 “to enter; to go into”
      • ideaChinese一 “one”
    • ideaChinese口 “mouth, especially the lips and internal mouth cavity (Classifier: 把 c)”

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