聚 jù — assemble · English

聚

jù

assemble

At a glance · 聚

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Evolution of the glyph

Five stages, from a sketch of the real object to regular script — tap a stage, drag the timeline, or play the animation.

Object sketchBefore writing · drawing what was seen
Oracle boneShang dynasty · c. 1300–1046 BCE
Seal scriptQin dynasty · 221–206 BCE
Clerical scriptHan dynasty · 206 BCE–220 CE
Regular scriptWei–Jin to Tang · c. 3rd–9th century CE

Object sketchBefore writing · drawing what was seenOracle boneShang dynasty · c. 1300–1046 BCESeal scriptQin dynasty · 221–206 BCEClerical scriptHan dynasty · 206 BCE–220 CERegular scriptWei–Jin to Tang · c. 3rd–9th century CE

⚠ Some ancient forms are not attested：oracle bone form、seal script form。No excavated oracle bone / seal artifact is attested for this character yet; we leave it blank rather than fabricate.

「聚」从乑从取，金文从众从取，会招集之意。

What the sketch shows

Origins & notes

「聚」本义为聚集、集合，引申聚会、聚敛。

Structure

从乑（众）、从取，会意字，取亦表音，本为聚集。

At a glance

Pinyinjù

Radical耳

Strokes14

UnicodeU+805A

Character type会意

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Six languages, one character

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English assemble assemble, meet together, collect

Français rassembler / grouper Rassembler, grouper. «亦聚群英» : réunir.

Español reunir / agrupar Reunir, agrupar. «亦聚群英»: reunir.

العربية يجمع / يُجمّع يجمع، يُجمّع. «亦聚群英»: تجميع.

Русский собирать / группировать Собирать, группировать. «亦聚群英»: объединять.

Common words

聚集jù jígather
聚jùgather

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