聚
jù
to assemble; to gather (transitive or intransitive)
(chemistry) poly-
many people (乑) + collecting (取) = gather together
乑 is a rare component showing multiple figures side by side, evoking a crowd. 取 adds the active sense of pulling or collecting, so the whole character pictures people being drawn into one place.
朋友们今晚聚在我家吃饭。
péng yǒu men jīn wǎn jù zài wǒ jiā chī fàn。
Friends are gathering at my place tonight to eat.
每年春节，全家人都会聚在一起。
měi nián chūn jié，quán jiā rén dōu huì jù zài yī qǐ。
Every year during the Spring Festival, the whole family gathers together.
Words with 聚
欢聚一堂
huān jù yī táng
to gather happily under one roof
聚敛
jù liǎn
to accumulate
聚苯乙烯
jù běn yǐ xī
polystyrene
重聚
chóng jù
to meet again
物以类聚
wù yǐ lèi jù
similar things come together (idiom); like draws like
蜂聚
fēng jù
to swarm
集聚
jí jù
to assemble; to gather
高聚物
gāo jù wù
polymer
齐聚一堂
qí jù yī táng
to get together all at once
三聚氰胺
sān jù qíng àn
melamine C3H6N6
三聚体
sān jù tǐ
trimer (chemistry)
不是冤家不聚头
bù shì yuān jiā bù jù tóu
destiny will make enemies meet (idiom)