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 simplified integrates the meanings of two traditional characters, and . In , the water radical was paired with a phonetic component placed within , a receptacle, perfectly illustrating the merging of different streams into a single body. , which showed a hedgehog, was extended to indicate categories or the grouping of similar items. The modern is a simplification of , reducing it to just and , 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.

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.