勣
1. Same as "绩" (achievement, merit).
2. Verb: to store, to accumulate.
- Example words: "囤积" (to hoard), "积货逐利" (to accumulate goods for profit).
3. Verb: to accumulate, to gather.
- Example words: "聚积" (to gather), "淤积" (to silt up), "日积月累" (to accumulate over time).
- Quotations:
- "善不积,不足以成名。" (Goodness not accumulated is insufficient to become renowned.) — from the Book of Changes.
- "不积小流,无以成江海。" (Without accumulating small streams, one cannot form a river or sea.) — from Xunzi, "Encouragement of Learning".