to gather or collect; to assemble scattered things or people into one place

a part of a larger series; used as a measure word for episodes of a TV show or volumes of a book series

a country fair or market; a place where people gather periodically to trade goods

a collection of writings, artworks, or documents published together in a book

(abbreviation) a set of items with common properties in mathematics; short for 集合 jí​hé

(bound form) for birds to perch or land on a branch; used in literary contexts

a Chinese surname

the fourth of the four traditional categories of Chinese books (Classic, History, Philosophy, and Literature or Collected Works)