聚 (jù): to gather
聚 (jù) is a Chinese character meaning “to gather.” Classified as HSK Level 4 (HSK 3.0 Standard, CLEC 2022), it is composed of 取 (structural) and 乑 (structural). It ranks #1298 in character frequency (SUBTLEX-CH corpus).
Etymologically derived, 聚 people standing side-by-side 乑, hand-to-ear 取. Its radical form 耳 (ear) appears in many related characters such as 闻 (wén, to hear, to smell), 职 (zhí, job, duty), 联 (lián, connect, unite).
Definitions
- to gather
Etymology & Origin
ideographicPeople standing side-by-side 乑, hand-to-ear 取
Decomposition: ⿱取乑 (layout: top-bottom)
Stroke Order
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Words & Compounds
HSK Vocabulary with 聚
Common Compounds
| Word | Pinyin | Meaning |
|---|---|---|
| 团聚 | tuán jù | to reunite |
| 相聚 | xiāng jù | to meet together |
| 聚光灯 | jù guāng dēng | spotlight |
| 聚焦 | jù jiāo | to focus |
| 凝聚 | níng jù | to condense |
| 汇聚 | huì jù | convergence |
| 聚变 | jù biàn | (physics) to undergo fusion |
| 聚合 | jù hé | to come together (to form sth) |
| 积聚 | jī jù | to coalesce |
| 聚首 | jù shǒu | to gather |
| 凝聚力 | níng jù lì | cohesion |
| 欢聚一堂 | huān jù yī táng | to gather happily under one roof |
| 聚居 | jù jū | to inhabit a region (esp. ethnic group) |
| 聚居地 | jù jū dì | inhabited land |
| 聚合物 | jù hé wù | polymer |
聚 appears in 96 compound words: 59 as the first character, 17 as the last, and 24 in a middle position. Compound statistics computed from SUBTLEX-CH and HSK 3.0 vocabulary data.
Strongest Collocations
Characters that most frequently co-occur with 聚 in natural Chinese text, ranked by NPMI (Normalized Pointwise Mutual Information) — a statistical measure of association strength.
Idioms & Chengyu (13)
Those who got together happily should also break up happily. / to part without hard feelings
to maintain one's concentration; to stay focused; to be attentive or absorbed
by gathering small amounts one gets a huge quantity, many a mickle makes a muckle
(of a body of people) to offer all kinds of different opinions (idiom); to argue endlessly
to maintain one's concentration; to stay focused; to be attentive or absorbed
Showing 11 of 13 idioms containing 聚.
Example Sentences
周末朋友们聚在一起吃饭聊天，非常开心。
Zhōumò péngyoumen jù zài yìqǐ chīfàn liáotiān, fēicháng kāixīn.
On weekends, friends gather to eat and chat; it's very enjoyable.
新春茶叙 赖总统会五院聚焦关税
xīn chūn chá xù lài zǒng tǒng huì wǔ yuàn jù jiāo guān shuì
New Year's tea narrative Lai Presidential Council Fifth Court focused on tariffs
新闻中的法律/遗赠税修法 两议题聚焦
xīn wén zhōng de fǎ lǜ yí zèng shuì xiū fǎ liǎng yì tí jù jiāo
The law/bequest tax amendment in the news focuses on two issues
柴火灶里烧出的“团聚”,藏着最浓的奉贤年味丨有一种..
chái huǒ zào lǐ shāo chū de tuán jù , zàng zhe zuì nóng de fèng xián nián wèi 丨 yǒu yī zhǒng . .
The "reunion" forged over the wood-burning stove holds the purest essence of Fengxian's New Year spirit丨There's a kind of...
洗面奶什么牌子好?聚焦公认好用的洗面奶年终榜TOP..
xǐ miàn nǎi shén má pái zǐ hǎo ? jù jiāo gōng rèn hǎo yòng de xǐ miàn nǎi nián zhōng bǎng . .
Which facial cleanser brand is the best? Focus on the year-end list of top-rated facial cleansers...
新春走基层|网球传奇齐聚上海,精彩球技点燃新春佳节
xīn chūn zǒu jī céng wǎng qiú chuán qí qí jù shàng hǎi , jīng cǎi qiú jì diǎn rán xīn chūn jiā jié
Spring Festival Grassroots Tour | Tennis Legends Gather in Shanghai, Spectacular Skills Ignite the New Year Celebrations
一滴滴水能聚成湖泊。
Yī dī dī shuǐ néng jù chéng húpō.
Drop by drop, the water can conglomerate into a lake.
汤姆去澳大利亚与家人团聚。
Tāngmǔ qù àodàlìyà yǔ jiārén tuánjù.
Tom went to Australia for a family reunion.
1000美元将负担聚会的全部费用。
1000 Měiyuán jiāng fùdān jùhuì de quánbù fèiyòng.
One thousand dollars will cover all the expenses for the party.
我以为汤姆会喜欢这个聚会。
Wǒ yǐwéi Tāngmǔ huì xǐhuan zhège jùhuì.
I thought Tom would enjoy the party.
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