Kanji study - 集 collect|Learn Shodo With a Brush Pen!

Three birds are gathering on a tree.
This picture stand for a kanji.

What do you think this kanji stands for?
The answer is ....
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It's "集" (to collect, to gather)

On-yomi	しゅう shu
Kun-yomi	あつ(める) atsumeru, あつ(まる) atsumaru, つど(う) tsudou
Meaning	collect, gather

First take a look at the transition of the kanji below.

The pictograph(A) stands for 3 birds and a tree.
This pictograph became the kanji "雧"(B).
However, the kanji "雧" is too complicated to write, so they had to simplify it.
It finally became "集" (C), and we usually use this simplified version of kanji nowadays.

The "隹" means a bird, and it is used for various kanji.
Here's a couple of examples.

On-yomi	じゅん jun
Kun-yomi	はやぶさ hayabusa
Meaning	falcon

It's a combination of "隹" and "十".
For this kanji, the "十" part means straight.

On-yomi	しん shin
Kun-yomi	すす(む) susumu, すす(める) susumeru
Meaning	move forward, advance, make progress,

It's a combination of "隹" and "辶".
The "辶" part means "to go", and the kanji "進" indicates to move something forward or to go forward like flying birds.

Here are some more examples of kanji for practice.