集
百
家
之
长
j
í
b
ǎ
i
j
i
ā
z
h
ī
c
h
á
n
g
Definitions
1. to take on the strengths of many
Components
集
jí
–
to gather
百家
bǎi jiā
–
many schools of thought
之
zhī
–
(possessive particle, literary equivalent of 的[de5])
长
cháng
–
length