辑 meaning and stroke order
To gather, to collect; to edit, to compile
How to write 辑, stroke by stroke
13 strokes in order. Each box adds the next stroke in red. Write top to bottom and left to right, and finish enclosing strokes last.
- 1
- 2
- 3
- 4
- 5
- 6
- 7
- 8
- 9
- 10
- 11
- 12
- 13
Meaning of 辑
Definitions from CC-CEDICT, grouped by pronunciation.
- to gather up
- to collect
- to edit
- to compile
How 辑 is built
Phono-semantic (sound + meaning) character. Cart.
车 gives the meaning and 咠 hints at the sound.
Radical: 车 (cart), shared by 50 characters on this site.
How to remember 辑
辑 is a cart 车 (chē) on the left with 咠 (qì) on the right, which gives the sound. Picture loading pieces onto a cart to gather them together, the way an editor gathers material into one collection.
辑 rarely appears alone. It shows up in words like 编辑 (biānjí, to edit; editor), 专辑 (zhuānjí, album) and 剪辑 (jiǎnjí, to edit footage). Example: 她是一名杂志编辑。(Tā shì yī míng zázhì biānjí.) She is a magazine editor.
Common mistake: Learners often confuse 辑 with 揖 (yī, to bow with clasped hands), which shares the right side 咠 but has the hand radical 扌. Remember that the cart 车 goes with collecting and editing.
Common words with 辑
Ordered by HSK level, then by how often they appear in everyday Chinese.
辑 in example sentences
Real sentences from the Tatoeba project, with pinyin and English.
Questions about 辑
How many strokes are in 辑?
辑 is written with 13 strokes. The diagrams on this page number every stroke in the order it is written, with the new stroke shown in red.
What does 辑 mean?
辑 (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 辑?
辑 is pronounced jí, in the second tone (rising).
What is the radical of 辑?
The radical of 辑 is 车, which carries the idea of "cart". Dictionaries list 辑 under this radical.
What is the traditional form of 辑?
The traditional form of 辑 is 輯. Traditional characters are used in Taiwan, Hong Kong and Macau; 辑 is the simplified form used in mainland China and Singapore.
Is 辑 on the HSK exam?
Yes. 辑 is part of the HSK 5 character list in the HSK 3.0 standard.
Why does 逻辑 mean logic if 辑 means to edit?
逻辑 (luójí) is a sound loan from the English word logic, so its characters were chosen mainly for pronunciation. The meaning of the word does not come from 逻 or 辑 individually.
Can 编辑 be both a verb and a noun?
Yes. 编辑文章 (biānjí wénzhāng) means to edit an article, and 他是编辑 (tā shì biānjí) means he is an editor. Context tells you which one is meant.