组

組
zǔ
HSK 6
#358 most
frequent character
to form, to organize, class
verb
noun

Character breakdown

Source: Make Me a Hanzi.

组 has 纟 silk threads as the picture part and 且 qiě as the sound part. It first meant 'silk sash'. From there it grew to 'to weave, knit', then to a 'group' of people with ties, and later 'group, section, department'.

Drawn as: silk threads

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Example Sentences

我们需要组一个团队来完成这个项目。
wǒmen xūyào zǔ yígè tuánduì lái wánchéng zhègè xiàngmù 。
We need to form a team to complete this project.
这个小组的成员都很积极。
zhègè xiǎozǔ de chéngyuán dūhěn jījí 。
Members of this group are all very proactive.
老师把学生们分成了几个小组。
lǎoshī bǎ xuéshēng mén fēn chéngle jǐgè xiǎozǔ 。
The teacher divided the students into several groups.

Words with similar meanings

组织zǔzhī
to organize
More formal; often denotes a systematic arrangement.
构成gòuchéng
to constitute
Focuses on the components forming a whole.

Homophones

祖zǔ
ancestor, forefather, grandparents
阻zǔ
to hinder, to block, to obstruct

Words Starting With 组

组成zǔ chéng
component; part; element; constitute; make up
组织zǔ zhī
to organize; organization; organized system; nerve; tissue
组合zǔ hé
to assemble; combination; combinatorial

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