聚 jù to assemble
to assemble; to collect; to meet; to gather
How to remember 聚: 取 acquire + 乑 a crowd = to assemble. The fan club managed to acquire tickets, and a crowd of teenagers rushes to the stadium gate to assemble before sunrise.
Component breakdown
聚 = 取 acquire + 乑 a crowd
- 取 acquire
- 耳 ear
- 又 again
- 乑 a crowd
The fan club managed to acquire tickets, and a crowd of teenagers rushes to the stadium gate to assemble before sunrise.
How it came to be
The acquire block, a hand taking an ear, over three people standing in a row. Somebody gathering a crowd: the ear above is how they were called, the three below are who came.
How it is used
- People coming together socially - 聚会 (jùhuì) get-together/party, 聚餐 (jùcān) group meal, 老朋友聚一聚 (lǎo péngyou jù yi jù) old friends meet up.
- Also physical concentration: 聚集 (jùjí) gather in one place, 聚焦 (jùjiāo) to focus.
- Warmer and more human than the neutral 集 (jí, collect); 聚 implies reunion and gathering of people.
Characters built with 聚
Words with 聚
Example sentences
- 他们偕同妻子参加了聚会。 Tāmen xiétóng qīzi cānjiāle jùhuì.They went to the get-together with their wives.