集

Mandarin · pinyin jí

Meanings

  1. to gather
  2. to collect
  3. collected works
  4. classifier for sections of a TV series etc: episode
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集
jí · assemble, collect together
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2 · ji2

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Rime Cantonese 粵拼

zaap6 · zap6

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Wiktionary English definitions · Chinese section

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character

  1. to collect; to gather
  2. collection; set
  3. market; fair
  4. Classifier for episodes.
  5. (mathematics) set

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