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积

積
jī
verb HSK 7-9 #8,573

Meanings

  1. 1 to accumulate; to store up
  2. 2 product (in math)
  3. 3 long-standing

Examples

要积极面对困难。
Yào jījí miànduì kùnnan.
We should face difficulties positively.
他积累了很多经验。
Tā jīlěi le hěnduō jīngyàn.
He has accumulated a lot of experience.

Tips

usage
积 appears in 积极 (positive/active), 积累 (to accumulate), 面积 (area/size), 积分 (points/integral), 堆积 (to pile up).

Components

radical
禾 hé
grain; standing cereal plant
Grain radical on the left, the indexing component. The original 积 referred to piling up harvested grain — accumulation, season after season — which then generalised to any stacking up or building up. The 禾 link keeps 积 alongside 秋 autumn and 种 plant in the grain family.
phonetic
只 zhī
only; one of a pair
Right side 只 is the simplified phonetic; the traditional 積 used 責. The simplified reform swapped in 只 for a cleaner shape, but it no longer matches the sound jī. Treat the right side as a stand-in shape, and pin the jī reading by association with 集 gather.

Stroke Order

积 jī