集资
jí zī · HSK 7
to raise money
💰 集 (gather) + 资 (capital) = gather capital, i.e. raise/pool money
集 means to gather or collect (same 集 as in 集合, to assemble); 资 means capital or funds (as in 资金). Put them together and you gather funds: to raise or pool money.
集 — bird 隹 on top of tree 木
集 is an ideograph showing a bird (隹) perched on a tree (木). The original form depicted three birds gathering on a tree, later simplified to one. From 'birds flocking together' it extended to mean 'gather, collect, assemble,' and by extension 'collection' or 'volume' of writings.