輯 meaning and stroke order
To gather, to collect; to edit, to compile
How to write 輯, stroke by stroke
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Meaning of 輯
Definitions from CC-CEDICT, grouped by pronunciation.
- to gather up
- to collect
- to edit
- to compile
How 輯 is built
Phono-semantic (sound + meaning) character. Cart.
車 gives the meaning and 咠 hints at the sound.
Radical: 車 (cart), shared by 49 characters on this site.
How to remember 輯
輯 is a pictophonetic character: 車 (chē, cart) gives the meaning and 咠 (qì) hints at the sound. Picture loading pieces onto a cart to gather them together, the way an editor collects material into one book.
輯 is the traditional form of 辑. It rarely stands alone and mostly appears in compounds like 编辑 (biānjí, to edit; editor), 专辑 (zhuānjí, album) and 逻辑 (luójí, logic). Example: 她是杂志的编辑。(Tā shì zázhì de biānjí.) She is the magazine's editor.
Common mistake: Learners often confuse 輯 with 揖 (yī, to bow with clasped hands), which shares the 咠 part but has the hand radical 扌 instead of 車. Also remember the tone is second tone jí, not jì.
Common words with 輯
Ordered by HSK level, then by how often they appear in everyday Chinese.
Questions about 輯
How many strokes are in 輯?
輯 is written with 16 strokes. The diagrams on this page number every stroke in the order it is written, with the new stroke shown in red.
What does 輯 mean?
輯 (jí) means to gather, to collect; to edit, to compile. A common word with it is 编辑 (biānjí), meaning "to edit; to compile".
How do you pronounce 輯?
輯 is pronounced jí, in the second tone (rising).
What is the radical of 輯?
The radical of 輯 is 車, which carries the idea of "cart". Dictionaries list 輯 under this radical.
What is the simplified form of 輯?
輯 is a traditional character. Its simplified form is 辑, used in mainland China and Singapore.
Why does 逻辑 (luójí) mean logic if 辑 means to edit?
逻辑 is a sound loanword from English "logic", so the characters were chosen mainly for their sounds. The meaning of 辑 as "compile" does not explain the word.
Can 编辑 be both a verb and a noun?
Yes. 编辑 means "to edit", as in 编辑文章 (biānjí wénzhāng, to edit an article), and it also means "editor", the person who does the job.