集 jí — assemble · English

集

jí

assemble

At a glance · 集

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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.

「集」繁体「雧」甲骨文从木从隹，象群鸟栖木，小篆承之。

What the sketch shows

Origins & notes

「集」本义为群鸟栖于树，引申聚集、集合、诗集。

Structure

从木、从隹，会意字，鸟集于木，本为栖集、汇聚。简作集。

At a glance

Pinyinjí

Radical隹

Strokes12

UnicodeU+96C6

Character type会意

Theme动物

Six languages, one character

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English assemble assemble, collect together

Français rassembler / collection Rassembler, collection. «既集坟典» : on réunit les classiques.

Español reunir / colección Reunir, colección. «既集坟典»: se reúnen los clásicos.

العربية يجمع / مجموعة يجمع، مجموعة. «既集坟典»: تُجمع الكلاسيكيات.

Русский собирать / собрание Собирать, собрание. «既集坟典»: собирают классику.

Common words

集合jí hégather
集中jí zhōngconcentrate

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