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CHINESE CHARACTER

còu

凑

凑

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to gather together

Numbered pinyin
cou4
English meanings
to gather together, pool or collect, to happen by chance, to move close to, to exploit an opportunity

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BUILDING BLOCKS

Structure & components

Left–right structure

Left–right arrangement: left 冫; right 奏.

Meaning & sound clues

冫 is identified as the meaning component, associated with “ice”.

奏 is identified as the sound component (zòu). Its pronunciation may differ from the modern pronunciation of 凑.

This breakdown describes the written shape. A component's meaning does not always explain the meaning of the whole character.

Decomposition reference

⿰冫奏

Source: Make Me a Hanzi (LGPL-3.0-or-later)
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Example sentences

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  1. 01

    còu凑qián钱。

    Pool money.

  2. 02

    còu凑rénshù人数。

    Make up the number.

  3. 03

    còu凑rènao热闹。

    Join the fun.

  4. 04

    còu凑jìn近kàn看。

    Lean in to look.

  5. 05

    còu凑qí齐。

    Assemble all.

  6. 06

    còuhe凑合yī一xià下。

    Make do.

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