集 meaning in English

jí

to gather; to collect

HSK 6nounmeasure word12 strokes

Meaning of 集

Definitions from CC-CEDICT.

jí

to gather
to collect
collected works
classifier for sections of a TV series etc: episode

How to use 集

集 often appears inside words like 集中 (jízhōng, to concentrate), 收集 (shōují, to collect) and 集合 (jíhé, to assemble). On its own it is very common as a classifier for episodes of a TV series. Example: 我昨天看了三集。(Wǒ zuótiān kàn le sān jí.) I watched three episodes yesterday.

The top of 集 is 隹 (zhuī), a bird, and the bottom is 木 (mù), a tree. Picture many birds flocking onto one tree, and you have the idea of gathering together.

Common mistake: Learners often confuse 集 with 焦 (jiāo, burnt), which has the same bird on top but fire dots 灬 underneath instead of a tree 木. Also keep the tone rising: jí, not jì.

集 in example sentences

Real sentences from the Tatoeba project, with pinyin and English.

我wǒ对duì这zhè件jiàn事shì百bǎi感gǎn交jiāo集jí。

I have mixed feelings about this.

有yǒu成chéng千qiān的de人rén来lái参cān加jiā今jīn天tiān的de集jí会huì。

There are thousands of participants at today's event.

我wǒ只zhǐ看kàn过guò第dì一yī集jí。

I've only seen the first episode.

他tā们men太tài吵chǎo了le，我wǒ没méi办bàn法fǎ集jí中zhōng精jīng神shén了le。

They're too noisy; I can't concentrate.

一yī群qún人rén聚jù集jí在zài现xiàn场chǎng。

A crowd gathered at the scene.

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集 jí · to gather · 12 strokes

Related words

Words that share a character with 集.

集中	jízhōng	to concentrate; to centralize
集体	jítǐ	collective (decision); joint (effort)
集合	jíhé	to gather; to assemble; (math.) set
收集	shōují	to gather; to collect
集团	jítuán	group; bloc
聚集	jùjí	to assemble; to gather
召集	zhàojí	to convene; to call together
集会	jíhuì	to gather; assembly
搜集	sōují	to gather; to collect
集结	jíjié	to assemble; to concentrate
采集	cǎijí	to gather; to collect
密集	mìjí	concentrated; crowded together

Questions about 集

What does 集 mean?

集 (jí) means "to gather; to collect" and is used as a noun and measure word.

How do you write 集?

集 is made of 1 character: 集 (12 strokes). That is 12 strokes in total.

Is 集 an HSK word?

Yes. 集 is on the HSK 6 vocabulary list of the HSK 3.0 standard.

What is the difference between 集 and 部 for TV shows?

集 counts individual episodes, while 部 (bù) counts whole series or films. So 一部电视剧 is one TV series, and it might have 四十集, forty episodes.

Does 集 mean collected works in book titles?

Yes. 集 can mark an anthology or collection, as in 诗集 (shījí, poetry collection) or 文集 (wénjí, collected writings). It usually comes at the end of the title.