辑 jí — gather up; collect; edit; compile
这本书是由几位编辑共同完成的。Zhè běn shū shì yóu jǐ wèi biān jí gòng tóng wán chéng de.This book was completed by several editors together.
Common words: 编辑 (biān jí)、专辑 (zhuān jí)、逻辑 (luó ji)
Meaning Index
Chinese characters meaning "collect"
Learn Chinese characters with the meaning "collect", including 辑 (jí), 摄 (shè), 拢 (lǒng). Study pinyin, English meanings, traditional forms, common words…
How to Study This Meaning Group
The English word "collect" covers 3 different Chinese characters — 辑 (jí), 摄 (shè), 拢 (lǒng) — and each is its own word with its own feel. These 3 characters do not share a sound — their readings span jí, shè, lǒng — so confirm the pinyin and tone for each one separately. The example sentences further down show how 辑 and the others are actually used, so you learn them in context rather than as a single translation.
- 辑 jígather up; collect; edit; compileUseful words: 编辑, 专辑
- 摄 shèassist; collect; absorbUseful words: 拍摄, 摄影
- 拢 lǒngcollect; draw near toUseful words: 靠拢, 拉拢
Common words for these 3 "collect" characters
Anchor each of these 3 characters in a word you can picture — start with 辑 (jí) — so "collect" turns into concrete usage instead of a one-to-one translation.
编辑biān jíto edit; to compile; editor; compiler专辑zhuān jíalbum; record (music); special collection of printed or broadcast material逻辑luó ji(loanword) logic拍摄pāi shèto take (a picture); to shoot (a film)摄影shè yǐngto take a photograph; photography; to shoot (a movie)摄影师shè yǐng shīphotographer; cinematographer; cameraman靠拢kào lǒngto draw close to拉拢lā lǒngto rope in; fig. to involve sb; to entice并拢bìng lǒngto draw together; to place side by side (e.g. one's fingers, two halves of a torn sheet of paper etc)
See each character in a sentence
Each character below is shown in a short example sentence with pinyin and an English translation — the quickest way to feel the difference between the 3 ways to say "collect".
摄 shè — assist; collect; absorb
摄影师拍下了一张美丽的照片。Shè yǐng shī pāi xià le yì zhāng měi lì de zhào piàn.The photographer took a beautiful photo.
Common words: 拍摄 (pāi shè)、摄影 (shè yǐng)、摄影师 (shè yǐng shī)
拢 lǒng — collect; draw near to
一阵风吹过，她用手把头发拢了拢。Yí zhèn fēng chuī guò, tā yòng shǒu bǎ tóu fa lǒng le lǒng.As a gust of wind passed, she smoothed her hair with her hand.
Common words: 靠拢 (kào lǒng)、拉拢 (lā lǒng)、并拢 (bìng lǒng)
All 3 characters
Open 辑、摄、拢 or any character below to hear it read aloud and see it used in an example sentence.