汇 huì — remit; to converge (of rivers); to exchange; class; collection
许多小溪汇成了一条大河。Xǔ duō xiǎo xī huì chéng le yì tiáo dà hé.Many streams merge into a big river.
Common words: 汇报 (huì bào)、词汇 (cí huì)、外汇 (wài huì)
Meaning Index
Chinese characters meaning "collection"
Learn Chinese characters with the meaning "collection", including 汇 (huì), 丛 (cóng). Study pinyin, English meanings, traditional forms, common words…
How to Study This Meaning Group
The English word "collection" covers 2 different Chinese characters — 汇 (huì), 丛 (cóng) — and each is its own word with its own feel. These 2 characters do not share a sound — their readings span huì, cóng — so confirm the pinyin and tone for each one separately. The example sentences further down show how 汇 and the others are actually used, so you learn them in context rather than as a single translation.
- 汇 huìremit; to converge (of rivers); to exchange; class; collectionUseful words: 汇报, 词汇
- 丛 cóngcluster; collection; collection of books; thicketUseful words: 丛林, 人丛
Common words for these 2 "collection" characters
Anchor each of these 2 characters in a word you can picture — start with 汇 (huì) — so "collection" turns into concrete usage instead of a one-to-one translation.
汇报huì bàoto report; to give an account of; to collect information and report back词汇cí huìvocabulary; list of words (e.g. for language teaching purposes); word外汇wài huìforeign (currency) exchange丛林cóng línjungle; thicket; forest; Buddhist monastery人丛rén cóngcrowd of people丛生cóng shēnggrowing as a thicket; overgrown; breaking out everywhere (of disease, social disorder 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 2 ways to say "collection".
丛 cóng — cluster; collection; collection of books; thicket
花丛中飞来了几只蝴蝶。Huā cóng zhōng fēi lái le jǐ zhī hú dié.A few butterflies flew into the flower clusters.
Common words: 丛林 (cóng lín)、人丛 (rén cóng)、丛生 (cóng shēng)
All 2 characters
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