集
集
“to gather”
Radical: 隹
Strokes: 12
Level: HSK 4
How 集 is built — stacked top over bottom
隹
component
木
Tree / wood · mù
A tree with roots below and branches above. Two trees 林 = grove, three 森 = forest.
Origin
Birds 隹 flocking on a tree 木
Words with 集
集合 jí hé — a congregation
集体 jí tǐ — collective
集中 jí zhōng — to concentrate
采集 cǎi jí — to gather
集团 jí tuán — group
Related characters
Practice 集 in the free app — animated stroke order, tone training with your microphone, and spaced-repetition flashcards.
Open Hanzi Academy — free → ← Browse all 839 characters