About
The simplified 汇 integrates the meanings of two traditional characters, 匯 and 彙. In 匯, the water radical 氵 was paired with a phonetic component placed within 匚, a receptacle, perfectly illustrating the merging of different streams into a single body. 彙, which showed a hedgehog, was extended to indicate categories or the grouping of similar items. The modern 汇 is a simplification of 匯, reducing it to just 氵 and 匚, thereby directly depicting water gathered in a container. This streamlined character now conveys both the physical convergence of watercourses and the abstract gathering of objects, remittances, or lexical items.
Etymology Hide
Example Sentences Hide
他汇款给家人。
请汇报你的工作。
他的词汇量很大。
汇率今天有变化。
我们汇集了所有数据。
两条河流在这里汇合。
我们需要汇总这些信息。
学校举办了一场文艺汇演。
Report an issue
Flag incorrect definitions, examples, etymology, etc.