TSUMUGU · TOCFL 4 (est.) · 詞
集中
ㄐㄧˊ ㄓㄨㄥ · jízhōng
verb/adjective — to concentrate; to gather; concentrated; centralized
字源 FORM — what the parts do
集to gather, collect (集合的集)jí隹 (a short-tailed bird) on 木 (tree) — a flock of birds all landing on one tree; many converging on one spot
中center, middle (中間的中)zhōnga pole or staff at the center of a circle — the marker at the exact midpoint
集中，集合的集，中間的中。
故事 STORY — a scene to remember it by
隹（集：鳥）飛上木（樹），一群都落同一棵；竿立正中（中）——集中就是把所有鳥趕到那棵正中的樹上去。
Birds (隹 in 集) landing on one tree (木) — the whole flock converging on a single spot; the pole at center (中) — 集中 is driving all the birds to the one tree at the center point.
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