会 huì — meet, gather · English

会

huì

meet, gather

At a glance · 会

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Evolution of the glyph

Five stages, from a sketch of the real object to regular script — tap a stage, drag the timeline, or play the animation.

Object sketchBefore writing · drawing what was seen
Oracle boneShang dynasty · c. 1300–1046 BCE
Seal scriptQin dynasty · 221–206 BCE
Clerical scriptHan dynasty · 206 BCE–220 CE
Regular scriptWei–Jin to Tang · c. 3rd–9th century CE

Object sketchBefore writing · drawing what was seenOracle boneShang dynasty · c. 1300–1046 BCESeal scriptQin dynasty · 221–206 BCEClerical scriptHan dynasty · 206 BCE–220 CERegular scriptWei–Jin to Tang · c. 3rd–9th century CE

⚠ Some ancient forms are not attested：oracle bone form、seal script form。No excavated oracle bone / seal artifact is attested for this character yet; we leave it blank rather than fabricate.

小篆从亼从曾省，会意聚合、合拢（一说从曰）。隶楷作「會」，简化作「会」。

What the sketch shows

Origins & notes

「会」本指聚合、相遇，引申为理解、能够。

Structure

会意字，从亼从曾省，表示聚合。

At a glance

Pinyinhuì

Radical人

Strokes6

UnicodeU+4F1A

Character type会意

Theme动作

Six languages, one character

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English meet, gather To meet, gather; can, understand.

Français réunir, pouvoir Réunir, rencontrer; pouvoir, comprendre.

Español reunir, poder Reunir, encontrar; poder, comprender.

العربية يجتمع، يمكن يجتمع أو يلتقي أو يستطيع.

Русский собираться, встречать Собираться, встречаться; мочь, понимать.

Common words

会议huì yìmeeting
会huìmeet

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