Used in patterns with 西 xī to describe moving in different directions, acting in a scattered way, or doing something haphazardly.

to put together; to join multiple things into a whole; to pool resources

(bound form) used in tandem with 东 dōng to indicate various places, directions, or a lack of order

to gather together or pool; to collect or scrape together (items, money, or people) to make up a whole or meet a required amount