Primary radical
冫 is the Unicode primary radical used to organise 凑.
冫 is the Unicode primary radical used to organise 凑.
奏 is recorded as the sound-side component in this pictophonetic analysis.
Each square adds one stroke in the standard writing order.
HSK 7-9 · to gather together, pool or collect; to happen by chance; to move close to; to exploit an opportunity
HSK 7-9 · to bring together; to make do in a bad situation; to just get by; to improvise; passable; not too bad
HSK 7-9 · fortuitously; luckily; as chance has it
HSK 7-9 · compact; terse; tight (schedule)
to piece together, to assemble
凑 has 11 strokes. Follow the animated stroke-order sequence above, then practise it on the writing page.
冫 is the radical in 凑. It can provide a meaning-side clue.
凑 (còu): to gather together, pool or collect; to happen by chance; to move close to; to exploit an opportunity; 凑合 (còuhe): to bring together; to make do in a bad situation; to just get by; to improvise; passable; not too bad; 凑巧 (còuqiǎo): fortuitously; luckily; as chance has it.