荟

薈

huì

会 + 艹

Definitions

huì to flourish; luxuriant growth

Etymology

Phonosemantic compound. 艹 represents the meaning and 会 represents the sound. Simplified form of 薈.

Semantic: 艹 Phonetic: 会

About

The character 荟 is the simplified form of 薈, a phono-semantic compound. It pairs the grass radical 艹, which supplies the botanical meaning, with the phonetic component 会 below. The original sense referred to lush, flourishing vegetation growing thickly together, evoking dense foliage. This imagery of close clustering naturally led to an extended meaning of gathering or assembling many exceptional things in one place. Consequently, in modern Chinese, 荟 appears in literary compounds like 荟萃 to denote a distinguished collection of talented people, precious resources, or fine artistic works.

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Seal Shuowen (~100 AD)

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这个商场荟萃了各种品牌。

Zhè ge shāngchǎng huìcuìle gèzhǒng pǐnpái.

This shopping mall gathers various brands.

这里经常荟集许多艺术爱好者。

Zhèlǐ jīngcháng huìjí xǔduō yìshù àihàozhě.

Many art enthusiasts often gather here.

展览荟聚了青年画家的作品。

Zhǎnlǎn huìjùle qīngnián huàjiā de zuòpǐn.

The exhibition brings together the works of young painters.

本季新品荟萃了最新的设计理念。

Běn jì xīnpǐn huìcuìle zuìxīn de shèjì lǐniàn.

This season's new products incorporate the latest design concepts.

这座古城荟萃了东西方文化的精华。

Zhè zuò gǔchéng huìcuìle dōngxīfāng wénhuà de jīnghuá.

This ancient city embodies the essence of both Eastern and Western cultures.

他的报告荟萃了各方数据，非常详实。

Tā de bàogào huìcuìle gèfāng shùjù, fēicháng xiángshí.

His report compiles data from various sources and is very detailed.

本次峰会荟集了全球顶尖的科技公司代表。

Běn cì fēnghuì huìjíle quánqiú dǐngjiān de kējì gōngsī dàibiǎo.

This summit gathered representatives from the world's top technology companies.

这本专著荟萃了该领域数十年的研究成果。

Zhè běn zhuānzhù huìcuìle gāi lǐngyù shù shí nián de yánjiū chéngguǒ.

This monograph compiles decades of research achievements in this field.

Related Characters

Component: 会

Component: 艹

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