凑

còu

c+òu·4th tone

to gather together, pool or collect

Radical: 冫 Strokes: 11 HSK 7-9

Structure: Left narrow, right wideFrequency: Common

Same radical

冲冰冷决准凝凉凌冬减冻凄

Same radical

冲冰冷决准凝凉凌冬减冻凄冶况净

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Character Decomposition

凑=冫+奏

Etymology

ice

Meanings

to gather together, pool or collect

to happen by chance

to move close to

to exploit an opportunity

còu

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Words with 凑 87 total

to put together hastily · to make do with凑付còu fu to approach · to lean close to凑近còu jìn fortuitously · luckily · as chance has it凑巧còu qiǎo to comply in order to please others · to accommodate sb else's taste · to make fun of凑趣còu qù at hand · within easy reach · convenient · handy凑手còu shǒu to serve as a stopgap · to make up a shortfall in the number of people凑数còu shù to assemble · to put together拼凑pīn còu to put together various bits · to knock sth together · hash (computing) · see also 散列 sǎn liè杂凑zá còu

Idioms with 凑 9 total Chain

(idiom) to assemble from bits and pieces; to combine items from disparate sources东拼西凑dōng pīn xī còu can't reach the high or accept the low (idiom); not good enough for a high post, but too proud to take a low one高不凑低不就gāo bù còu dī bù jiù assembled at random · a motley collection七拼八凑qī pīn bā còu

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