to gather

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

bird (隹) + tree (木) = birds flocking to gather

The original oracle-bone form showed birds perched in a tree — many birds landing together in one place. From that image of birds flocking to a tree, the character extended to mean gathering, collecting, and assembled works.

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TreeSemantic
A short-tailed birdSemantic

这套书是他多年写的文章的合

zhè tào shū shì tā duō nián xiě de wén zhāng de hé jí。

This set of books is a collection of articles he wrote over many years.

我昨晚看了这部剧的第三

wǒ zuó wǎn kàn le zhè bù jù de dì sān jí。

I watched the third episode of this drama last night.

Words with 集

通用字符集

tōng yòng zì fú jí

universal character set UCS

逢集

féng jí

market day

连续集

lián xù jí

TV series

游说集团

yóu shuì jí tuán

lobby group

选集

xuǎn jí

anthology

邀集

yāo jí

to invite a group of people (to assemble for a gathering)

闭子集

bì zǐ jí

closed subset (math.)

闭集

bì jí

closed set (math.)

开集

kāi jí

open set (math.)

陕飞集团

shǎn fēi jí tuán

Shaanxi Aircraft Corporation (state-owned enterprise)

集束炸弹

jí shù zhà dàn

cluster bomb

雅集

yǎ jí

distinguished assembly (of scholars)

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