gathering or drawing close
Both words express the action of bringing things or people together or making them approach.
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Both words express the action of bringing things or people together or making them approach.
The hand component connects this character to a physical action.
draw close to; approach
Bring together / Win over
He collected the scattered documents.
Everyone gathered together to discuss.
We are moving closer to the goal.
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Characters pronounced "long".
Characters with radical "扌".