辑

輯

jí

咠 + 车

Definitions

jí (verb) to gather; to collect

jí (verb) to edit; to compile

jí (noun) part; volume; division

Etymology phono-semantic

cart

Semantic: 车 Phonetic: 咠

About

A phono-semantic compound, the character 辑 combines the vehicle radical 车 (traditional 車) on the left with the phonetic element 咠 on the right. In its original sense, it referred either to the structural components of a carriage or to the process of fitting the various parts of a cart together to form a working vehicle. This physical assembly of scattered elements later gave rise to the modern meanings of gathering, compiling, and editing diverse texts or data to produce a structured publication or cohesive collection of materials.

Etymology Hide

Seal Shuowen (~100 AD)

Clerical Western Han dynasty (202 BC-9 AD)

Clerical Eastern Han dynasty (25-220 AD)

Traditional Modern

Simplified Modern

Example Sentences Hide

我在编辑文章。

Wǒ zài biānjí wénzhāng.

I am editing an article.

这张专辑很好听。

Zhè zhāng zhuānjí hěn hǎotīng.

This album sounds very good.

他负责辑录资料。

Tā fùzé jílù zīliào.

He is responsible for compiling data.

我们需要编辑这本书。

Wǒmen xūyào biānjí zhè běn shū.

We need to edit this book.

逻辑思维很重要。

Luójī sīwéi hěn zhòngyào.

Logical thinking is very important.

她正在筹备新专辑。

Tā zhèngzài chóubèi xīn zhuānjí.

She is preparing a new album.

这部文献辑要很有价值。

Zhè bù wénxiàn jíyào hěn yǒu jiàzhí.

This document summary is very valuable.

编辑们正在讨论稿件辑录的细节。

Biānjí men zhèngzài tǎolùn gǎojiàn jílù de xìjié.

The editors are discussing the details of manuscript compilation.

Related Characters

Component: 咠

Component: 车

辑