組織

Chinese

Etymology

Wasei kango (和製漢語), orthographically borrowed from Japanese 組(そ)織(しき) (soshiki), which was in turn a semantic readaptation of Chinese 組織／组织 (zǔzhī).

Pronunciation

Verb

組織

1. to organize; to arrange

   組織活動／组织活动  ―  zǔzhī huódòng  ―  to organize activities

2. (Classical) to spin and weave fabric
3. (Classical) to compose poetry

Synonyms

• (to organize):

• (to spin and weave fabric): 紡織／纺织 (fǎngzhī)

Noun

組織

1. organization (group of people with a purpose) (Classifier: 個／个 m)

   正規組織／正规组织  ―  zhèngguī zǔzhī  ―  formal organization

   基層黨組織／基层党组织  ―  jīcéng dǎng zǔzhī  ―  grass-roots party organization

   建立研究組織／建立研究组织  ―  jiànlì yánjiū zǔzhī  ―  to establish a research organization

   該組織已經出臺了相關的指導文件。 [MSC, trad.]
   该组织已经出台了相关的指导文件。 [MSC, simp.]

   Gāi zǔzhī yǐjīng chūtái le xiāngguān de zhǐdǎo wénjiàn.

   The organization has issued relevant guidelines.

2. (biology) tissue (Classifier: 個／个 m)

   淋巴組織／淋巴组织  ―  línbā zǔzhī  ―  lymphatic tissue

   疤痕組織／疤痕组织  ―  bāhén zǔzhī  ―  scar tissue

Derived terms

Japanese

Etymology

Middle Chinese 組織 (t͡suo^X t͡ɕɨk̚, “to weave threads together; to form from smaller components”)

Pronunciation

• (Tokyo) そ​しき (Atamadaka – )
• IPA^(key):

Noun

組(そ)織(しき) • (soshiki) 

1. organization (a group of people with a purpose)
2. system (a group of people)
3. (biology) tissue (a group of similar cells that function together to do a specific job)

Derived terms

Verb

組(そ)織(しき)する • (soshiki suru) suru (stem 組(そ)織(しき)し (soshiki shi), past 組(そ)織(しき)した (soshiki shita))

1. to organize something
   • 2011, Barack Obama, 中東と北アフリカに関するバラク・オバマの演説, translation of "Remarks by the President on the Middle East and North Africa":

     反政府勢力(はんせいふせいりょく)は、適法(てきほう)かつ信頼(しんらい)に足(た)る暫定評議会(ざんていひょうぎかい)を組織(そしき)した。

     Hanseifu seiryoku wa, tekihō katsu shinrai ni taru zantei hyōgikai o soshiki shita.

     The opposition has organized a legitimate and credible Interim Council.

Conjugation

Descendants

• → Chinese: 組織／组织 (zǔzhī)
• → Korean: 조직 (jojik)
• → Vietnamese: tổ chức

References

Korean

Noun

組織 • (jojik) (hangeul 조직)

1. Hanja form^? of 조직 (“organization((a group of people with a purpose))”).

Vietnamese

Noun

組織

1. chữ Hán form of tổ chức (“organization((a group of people with a purpose))”).

Verb

組織

1. chữ Hán form of tổ chức (“to organize”).