gather, collect

Depicts birds () gathering together on top of a ().

Components
隹 iconic component

  Iconic component

zhuī

  

bird

木 iconic component

  Iconic component

  

tree

Evolution

集 Oracle script (~1250-1000 BC)

Oracle script

(~1250-1000 BC)
集 Bronze script Late Shang dynasty (~1100 BC)

Bronze script

Late Shang dynasty (~1100 BC)
集 Seal script Shuowen (~100 AD)

Seal script

Shuowen (~100 AD)
集 Clerical script Qin dynasty (221-206 BC)

Clerical script

Qin dynasty (221-206 BC)
集 Regular script Modern

Regular script

Modern
Definitions

 

assemble, collect together; to gather; to collect; collected works; classifier for sections of a TV series etc: episode

Most common words with 集
Freq.
Word
Meaning

to gather

集中

to concentrate

集团

group

收集

to gather

集体

a group

Component uses

Sound component in 1 character (1 verified)