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Animated Stroke Order 组

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How to write 组 — animated stroke order

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2.

Readings & Meanings

组has 2 distinct senses for the same pronunciation

zǔ

group; set; series

group; team; set; to organize

n./v.HSK 3.0 · L4

3.

Stroke Order Diagrams 组

组 stroke order diagram

4.

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Left-Right

组

纟silk, thread

且moreover, yet

组=

5.

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6.

How to Use 组

Organize and Compose

组 + creation or structure

In words like 组织, 组成, and 组合, 组 (zǔ) means to combine parts or form an organization.

组织 • zǔ zhī • organisation • HSK 5

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7.

Example Sentences

wǒ我

men们

xiǎo小

zǔ组

yǒu有

wǔ五

míng

Information

Pinyinzǔ

Meaninggroup; set; series

Strokes8

Radical纟

Traditional組

StructureLeft-Right

Frequency#973

Zhuyinㄗㄨˇ

UnicodeU+7EC4

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纟silk, thread

+且moreover, yet

Threads (纟) are tied or organized (且) — to organize, group, or assemble.

zǔ组

zhī织

organisation

组成 • zǔ chéng • to form • HSK 5

HSK 5

zǔ组

chéng成

to form

组合 • zǔ hé • make up; compose; constitute • HSK 5

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zǔ组

hé合

make up; compose; constitute

Teams and Groups

In words like 小组, 组建, and 重组, 组 (zǔ) refers to a small team or the act of establishing a group.

小组 • xiǎo zǔ • group • HSK 3.0 · L4

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xiǎo小

zǔ组

group

组建 • zǔ jiàn • set up / establish • HSK 3.0 · L7-9

HSK 3.0 · L7-9

zǔ组

jiàn建

set up / establish

重组 • chóng zǔ • Reorganization • HSK 3.0 · L7-9

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chóng重

zǔ组

Reorganization

名

chéng成

yuán员

。

Our small group has five members.

wǒ我

men们

bān班

fēn分

chéng成

le了

sān三

gè个

xué学

xí习

xiǎo小

zǔ组

。

Our class was divided into three study groups.

Wǒ我

men们

zǔ组

duì队

cān参

jiā加

bǐ比

sài赛

。

We formed a team to participate in the competition.

wǒ我

men们

xū需

yào要

zǔ组

zhī织

yí一

cì次

huì会

yì议

。

We need to organize a meeting.

zhè这

ge个

ruǎn软

jiàn件

yóu由

duō多

gè个

zǔ组

jiàn件

zǔ组

chéng成

。

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