凝 níng
- Strokes
- 16
- Radical
- 冫 — ice
- Made of
- 冫 ice 疑 to doubt, to question, to suspect
- How it's built
- Phono-semantic — one part hints at the meaning, another at the sound
凝聚
níngjù
to condense; to unite; to bring together
Characters in this word
聚 jù
- Strokes
- 14
- Radical
- 耳 — ear
- Made of
- 取 to take, to receive, to obtain 乑 to stand side by side
- How it's built
- Ideograph — the meaning is built from its parts
Example phrases
- 一场突如其来的灾难反而凝聚了社区内部原本松散的力量。 Yì chǎng tūrúqílái de zāinàn fǎn'ér níngjù le shèqū nèibù yuánběn sōngsǎn de lìliang. An unexpected disaster instead united the previously loose forces within the community.
- 这首歌凝聚了几代人的回忆。 Zhè shǒu gē níngjù le jǐ dài rén de huíyì. This song brings together the memories of several generations.
- 好的老师能把全班同学凝聚在一起。 Hǎo de lǎoshī néng bǎ quán bān tóngxué níngjù zài yìqǐ. A good teacher can bring the whole class together.
Related words
- 凝固 nínggù to solidify; to congeal
- 凝结 níngjié to condense; to congeal; to crystallise
- 凝视 níngshì to gaze; to stare intently
- 聚 jù to gather
- 聚会 jùhuì gathering; party
- 聚集 jùjí to gather
- 欢聚 huānjù to gather joyfully; to reunite happily
- 汇聚 huìjù to converge; to assemble
- 聚焦 jùjiāo to focus on; to bring into focus
- 聚精会神 jùjīnghuìshén to concentrate fully; with rapt attention
- 团聚 tuánjù to reunite; reunion
- 牵头 qiāntóu to take the lead; to spearhead