集

jí = ji + Ø2

to gather / to collect / collected works / classifier for sections of a TV series etc: episode

集 = 木 + 隹 : The eight most important sparrows (隹) in the world hold a very exclusive gatherig just inside the space station's entrance (Ø2). Joan of Arc (ji) also wants to join, so she pretends to be a sparrow and sits atop the Christmas tree (木) like the other sparrows.

集 character breakdown

集
- 木
  - 八
    - 丿
    - ㇏
  - 十
    - 一
    - 丨
- 隹
  - 一
  - 住
    - 主
      - 丶
      - 王
        
        一
        
        土
        
        一
        
        十
        
        一
        
        丨
    - 亻
      - 丨
      - 丿

木

mù = mu + Ø4

(bound form) tree / (bound form) wood / unresponsive; numb; wooden

木 = 八 + 十 : Mnemonic symbol: a Christmas tree.

Malte Monkey (mu) is setting up a Christmas tree (木) in the bathroom of the space station (Ø4). He decorates the tree with eight-balls (八) and puts a holy cross (十) at the top of the tree.

隹

zhui̅ = zhu + ei1

short-tailed bird

隹 = 住 + 一 : A sparrow. Julian Giant Squid often visits the sparrows living in front of the Eiffel Tower, and plays his flute for them.

Characters with 集 as component

杂

襍

zá = z + a2

variant of 雜|杂[za2]

杂 = 九 + 朩 : Zorro (z) discovers that a sewage pipe (朩) broke just inside the ashram's kitchen (a2), and a weird mix (杂) of different smells comes out. It is in fact a cloud nine (九) which involves at least nine mixed smells.

潗

jí = ji + Ø2

friendly / harmonious

Words with 集

交

jia̅o

集

jí

(of diverse emotions) to occur simultaneously; to intermingle / common ground; points of commonality; overlap; connection / interaction; dealings / (math.) (set theory) intersection

全

quán

集

jí

omnibus / complete works (of a writer or artist)

中

zho̅ng

央

ya̅ng

集

jí

权