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Combined ideogram (one of the Six Methods 六书 of forming Chinese characters) in Chinese: 会意 (huì yì)

huì yì

combined ideogram (one of the Six Methods 六书 of forming Chinese characters)

HSK 3.0 Levels 7-9Traditional: 會意1 example sentence

Definitions

  1. 1combined ideogram (one of the Six Methods 六书 of forming Chinese characters)
  2. 2Chinese character that combines the meanings of existing elements
  3. 3also known as joint ideogram or associative compound
  4. 4to comprehend without being told explicitly
  5. 5to cotton on
  6. 6knowing (smile, glance etc)

Stroke order

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会
意

Zhuyin

This word’s pronunciation in Bopomofo.

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ㄏㄨㄟˋ

huì

ㄏ/ hㄨ/ uㄟ/ eiˋ/ fourth tone

ㄧˋ

yì

ㄧ/ iˋ/ fourth tone

Simplified & traditional

会意

Simplified

會意

Traditional

Example sentences

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  • 会意字是由几个部分的意思合成的。

    huì yì zì shì yóu jǐ gè bù fen de yì sī hé chéng de。

    An associative-compound character is formed by combining the meanings of several parts.

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Related words

会

huì

can

意思

yì si

idea

会议

huì yì

meeting

机会

jī huì

opportunity

满意

mǎn yì

satisfied

同意

tóng yì

to agree

愿意

yuàn yì

to wish

注意

zhù yì

to take note of

得意

dé yì

proud of oneself

故意

gù yì

deliberately

社会

shè huì

society

误会

wù huì

to misunderstand

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