Character

凑

còu HSK 7

凑 còu HSK 7

1. to piece together; to gather
2. to approach; to move close to
3. to happen to encounter; to chance upon

Words using 凑 as còu (3)

1 凑合 còu he — make do, get by HSK 7
- 凑 to gather together, to move close
- 合 to join together, to fit
Example

没有好的材料，我们只能凑合着做。

méi yǒu hǎo de cái liào wǒ men zhǐ néng còu he zhe zuò

Without good materials, we can only make do.
2 凑巧 còu qiǎo — by coincidence HSK 7
- 凑 to happen to, to come together by chance
- 巧 coincidentally, opportunely
Example

我今天凑巧遇到了老朋友。

wǒ jīn tiān còu qiǎo yù dào le lǎo péng you

I happened to run into an old friend today.
3 紧凑 jǐn còu — compact HSK 7
- 紧 tight, close together
- 凑 gather together, fit closely
Example

他的日程安排得很紧凑。

tā de rì chéng ān pái de hěn jǐn còu

His schedule is very tightly arranged.

Structure & writing

凑 còu — to piece together; to gather

凑 is not used as a component in any other character.

consists of

1 冫 bīng — ice radical

冫 is a component in 19 characters

HSK 1

冷 lěng cold; low in temperature (opposite of 热)

HSK 2

准 zhǔn standard; norm; criterion 次 cì order; rank

HSK 3

冰 bīng ice; solid water formed at or below 0°C 决 jué to breach (of a dike); originally to channel water, later to have a dike broken open by water 净 jìng clean; neat 凉 liáng cool; slightly cold (of weather, milder than 冷) 凌 líng to bully, oppress, or humiliate

HSK 4

况 kuàng situation; condition 减 jiǎn to subtract or remove a part from a whole

HSK 5

冲 chōng to pour boiling water over; (of water current) to strike against 冻 dòng to freeze (of a liquid or water-containing substance) 弱 ruò weak in strength or power (opposite of 强)

HSK 6

匀 yún even, uniform; to make even

HSK 7

冶 yě to smelt (metal) 凄 qī cool; cold 凋 diāo withered, faded 凑 còu to piece together; to gather 凝 níng to congeal; (of liquid) to solidify due to cold or heat, or (of gas) to liquefy due to lower temperature or higher pressure

2 奏 zòu — to play music on an instrument

奏 is a component in 2 characters

HSK 7

凑 còu to piece together; to gather 揍 zòu (colloq.) to hit (someone)

Stroke order