Definitions

(verb) to form; to organize
(noun) group; team
(particle) measure word for sets, series, groups of people, batteries

Etymology

Phonosemantic compound. represents the meaning and represents the sound. Simplified form of .

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About

The character "组" derives from its traditional form "組", structurally composed of the silk radical "糸" and the component "且", which historically served a phonetic role. Its earliest meanings centered on a physical silk band or sash used for binding, but over centuries the semantic focus shifted from this concrete object to the act of combining or organizing, resulting in its modern primary sense of a group or organization. The simplified form "组" retains the component "且" while substituting the silk radical with its simplified variant "纟".

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Bronze Late Western Zhou (~800 BC)
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Bronze Late Western Zhou (~800 BC)
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Seal Chu (Warring States: 475-221 BC)
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Seal Chu (Warring States: 475-221 BC)
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Seal Chu (Warring States: 475-221 BC)
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Seal Chu (Warring States: 475-221 BC)
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Seal Shuowen (~100 AD)
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Clerical Qin dynasty (221-206 BC)
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Clerical Western Han dynasty (202 BC-9 AD)
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Clerical Western Han dynasty (202 BC-9 AD)
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Clerical Western Han dynasty (202 BC-9 AD)
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Example Sentences Hide

我们是一个学习小

Wǒmen shì yīgè xuéxí xiǎozǔ.

We are a study group.

学校织了课外活动。

Xuéxiào zǔzhīle kèwài huódòng.

The school organized extracurricular activities.

他参加了一个足球小

Tā cānjiāle yīgè zúqiú xiǎozǔ.

He joined a soccer group.

这个团队由不同专业的人成。

Zhège tuánduì yóu bùtóng zhuānyè de rén zǔchéng.

This team is composed of people from different majors.

他们正在合新的实验数据。

Tāmen zhèngzài zǔhé xīn de shíyàn shùjù.

They are combining the new experimental data.

分子是由原子成的。

Fēnzǐ shì yóu yuánzǐ zǔchéng de.

Molecules are composed of atoms.

这个项目需要跨部门协作重

Zhège xiàngmù xūyào kuà bùmén xiézuò chóngzǔ.

This project requires cross-departmental collaboration and reorganization.

公司决定重现有资源以应对市场变化。

Gōngsī juédìng chóngzǔ xiànyǒu zīyuán yǐ yìngduì shìchǎng biànhuà.

The company decided to restructure existing resources to cope with market changes.