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组

組
zǔ
noun HSK 4 #861

Meanings

  1. 1 group; team
  2. 2 to form; to organize
  3. 3 measure word for sets or series (of photos, data, questions)

Examples

HSK 3
他给我看了一组照片。
Tā gěi wǒ kàn le yì zǔ zhàopiàn.
He showed me a set of photos.
HSK 5
请大家组成小组讨论。
Qǐng dàjiā zǔchéng xiǎozǔ tǎolùn.
Please form small groups for discussion.
HSK 7-9
我们分成两组。
Wǒmen fēnchéng liǎng zǔ.
We divided into two groups.

Components

radical
纟 sī
silk; thread (left radical form)
Left silk radical (simplified Kangxi #120 糸). Originally 组 meant a braided silk cord - strands twisted together - which generalised to any 'group, set, organise' meaning. The thread imagery still lives in 组 (combine into a unit) and 组合 (assemble). Same radical groups 红, 给, 经, 结.
phonetic
且 qiě
moreover; furthermore
Right phonetic 且 (qiě) - supplies the sound, shifting to zǔ. Same phonetic family as 租 (zū rent), 阻 (zǔ obstruct), 祖 (zǔ ancestor), 诅 (zǔ curse) - once you spot 且 on the right of an unknown character, expect a zū/zǔ reading.

Stroke Order

组 zǔ