辑 jí to gather
to gather; to collect; to edit; to compile
How to remember 辑: 车 car + 咠 whisper = to gather. In the back of mum's car, the twins whisper and trade football stickers, each one desperate to gather the whole set.
Component breakdown
辑 = 车 car + 咠 whisper
- 车 car
- 咠 whisper
In the back of mum's car, the twins whisper and trade football stickers, each one desperate to gather the whole set.
How it is used
- To gather and edit/compile. 编辑 (biānjí) to edit / an editor - 编辑文章 (biānjí wénzhāng) edit an article.
- 专辑 (zhuānjí) = a music album; 剪辑 (jiǎnjí) = to edit film/video (cutting and splicing).
- 逻辑 (luójí) 'logic' is a pure phonetic loan (from Greek/English), unrelated to the 'compile' meaning - just borrows the sound.