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凑 (còu) — Chinese word meaning

HSK 7

凑 (còu) is a Chinese word: to gather together; to move close to. This page shows its pinyin, translation, example sentences, character breakdown, decomposition, and HSK level.

Meaning of 凑

动 dòng verb

to gather together; to move close to

我们凑了一些钱给他。

wǒ men còu le yì xiē qián gěi tā

We pooled some money for him.

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Word breakdown

凑 còu — to gather together; to move close to

Words with this character (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
1 凑 còu — to piece together; to gather

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

consists of

1.1 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
1.2 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