汇聚
huì​jù HSK7

converge

汇 huì confluence of rivers, exchange Simplified

Depicts water (氵) gathered together (匚). Simplified form of 匯.

Components

氵
氵 MeaningSimplified component
shui, shuǐ water

Shorthand for the 淮 component in the traditional character 匯.

匚
匚 Meaning component
fāng, fàng box

Sources

Character origin
漢語多功能字庫
Readings & variants
Unicode

聚 jù assemble

Phonosemantic compound. 乑 represents the meaning and 取 represents the sound.

Components

取
取 Sound component
qǔ take
乑
乑 Meaning component
zhòng, yín, pān people standing side-by-side

Character Evolution

Seal form
Seal Warring States (Chu) 475-221 BC
Seal form
Seal Warring States (Chu) 475-221 BC
Seal form
Seal Western Han 202 BC-9 AD
Seal form
Seal Shuowen ~100 AD
Clerical form
Clerical Qin 221-206 BC
Regular Modern

Component uses

Sound (0 of 3 verified)

骤鄹驟

Historical Pronunciations

Middle ChineseOld ChineseGloss
Baxter-SagartdzjuXm-tsʰoʔ bring together
dzjuHm-tsʰoʔ-s bring together

說文解字

《說文》：“聚，會也。从，取聲。邑落云聚。”

Sources

Character origin
漢語多功能字庫
Readings & variants
Unicode
Historical pronunciations
Baxter-Sagart
Historical images
Academia Sinica
Etymology
Shuowen Jiezi (說文解字)

匯 huì confluence of rivers, exchange Traditional

Phonosemantic compound. 匚 represents the meaning and 淮 represents the sound.

Components

匚
匚 Meaning component
fāng, fàng box
淮
淮 SoundMeaning component
huái river in Anhui province

Character Evolution

Seal form
Seal Shuowen ~100 AD
Regular Modern

Historical Pronunciations

Middle ChineseOld Chinese
Zhengzhangɢʷrɯːlʔ
kʰʷriːl
Unicodehuə̌i

說文解字

《說文》：“匯，器也。从匚，淮聲。”

Sources

Character origin
漢語多功能字庫
Readings & variants
Unicode
Historical pronunciations
Zhengzhang Shangfang
Historical images
Academia Sinica
Etymology
Shuowen Jiezi (說文解字)