聚 (jù) — HSK 4 Recognition Character: Meaning, Radical & Stroke Order

jù to assemble, to collect, to meet 14 strokes · Radical 耳 (ear) · HSK 4 recognition character (认读字)

👁 Recognition only: the official HSK 4 syllabus asks you to recognize 聚 when reading — handwriting it is not required (that applies to the 150 writing characters). The stroke animation below is optional but helps memory.

Pronunciation & meaning

Pronounced jù.

to assemble
to collect
to meet

Stroke Order & Practice

Click Animate to see the correct stroke order, then Practice to trace it yourself.

聚 — 14 strokes, numbered in writing order. 笔顺图（数字为下笔顺序）。

Decomposition

聚 breaks down into 2 components arranged as Top + Bottom. Recognizing the components makes the character easier to remember and write.

聚 = 取 top to take

乑 bottom to stand side by side

Radical

The radical of 聚 is 耳 — meaning ear. Radicals are the indexing components used in Chinese dictionaries; they often hint at a character's broad meaning category.

Other HSK 4 characters that share this radical: 联聘职.

How the character is built

聚 is an ideographic compound — its meaning is suggested by the combination of its parts rather than by sound. People standing side-by-side 乑, hand-to-ear 取.

HSK 4 Words Containing 聚

聚 jù to gather; to congregate

老同学好不容易聚在一起。

Lǎo tóngxué hǎo bù róngyì jù zài yìqǐ.

Old classmates finally got together.

聚餐 jùcān to have a group meal; group dinner

部门下周五聚餐。

Bùmén xià zhōuwǔ jùcān.

The department will have a group dinner next Friday.

聚会 jùhuì to get together; gathering; party

我们周末开个聚会吧。

Wǒmen zhōumò kāi gè jùhuì ba.

Let's have a party this weekend.

Seen in the Real Exams / 真题例句

聚 appears in 5 questions across the 19 mock & official HSK 4 exams on this site. Real exam sentences using it:

他决定参加聚会。

From Mock Exam 19 →

小李很喜欢在聚会上引起别人的注意。

From Mock Exam 07 →

他们还经常举办一些聚会，邀请的都是在这里打球的人。

From Mock Exam 17 →

Tasks Featuring 聚 / 相关任务

Words containing 聚 appear in these official HSK 4 task scenarios — study the character in context:

📚 介绍饮食情况

Food & Dining · 聚餐

📚 交流业余爱好、休闲度假

Hobbies & Leisure · 聚会

FAQ

What does 聚 mean in Chinese?

聚 (jù) means to assemble, to collect, to meet. It is one of the 441 characters HSK 4 requires you to recognize when reading (认读字).

How many strokes does 聚 have?

聚 is written in 14 strokes. Use the practice tool above to see the correct stroke order and trace it yourself.

What is the radical of 聚?

The radical of 聚 is 耳 (ear). Other HSK 4 characters with the same radical include 联, 聘, 职.

What is the pinyin for 聚?

聚 is pronounced jù.

What HSK 4 words use 聚?

In our HSK 4 vocabulary, 聚 appears in 3 words, including 聚 (jù), 聚餐 (jùcān), 聚会 (jùhuì). See the full list above.