Definitions

huì (verb) to converge; to gather
huì (verb) to remit; to transfer (money)
huì (verb) to exchange
huì (noun) collection; compilation

Etymology

Depicts water () gathered together (). Simplified form of .

About

The character "汇" finds its origin in the traditional form "匯", a structure that combines a water radical with an enclosing component, etymologically conveying the idea of containment and the convergence of flows. Initially associated with the gathering of liquids or the meeting of streams, its meaning gradually extended to encompass more abstract forms of collection, such as the amalgamation of funds in financial transactions or the compilation of terms in linguistics. This semantic expansion from physical to conceptual aggregation is mirrored in the simplified character's retained water radical and reduced form, which continues to symbolize the core notion of bringing things together into a unified whole.

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Example Sentences Hide

款给家人。

Tā huìkuǎn gěi jiārén.

He remits money to his family.

报你的工作。

Qǐng huìbào nǐ de gōngzuò.

Please report your work.

他的词量很大。

Tā de cíhuì liàng hěn dà.

His vocabulary is very large.

率今天有变化。

Huìlǜ jīntiān yǒu biànhuà.

The exchange rate changed today.

我们集了所有数据。

Wǒmen huìjí le suǒyǒu shùjù.

We collected all the data.

两条河流在这里合。

Liǎng tiáo héliú zài zhèlǐ huìhé.

Two rivers converge here.

我们需要总这些信息。

Wǒmen xūyào huìzǒng zhèxiē xìnxī.

We need to summarize this information.

学校举办了一场文艺演。

Xuéxiào jǔbàn le yī chǎng wényì huìyǎn.

The school held a joint artistic performance.