会

會

huì, kuài

云 + 人

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Definitions

huì (auxiliary verb) can; to be able to; to know how to

huì (auxiliary verb) will; likely to; sure to

huì (verb) to meet; to gather

huì (noun) meeting; gathering; association

kuài (verb) to balance accounts; accounting

huì (noun) moment; short period of time

huì (noun) opportunity; occasion

Etymology

Simplified form of 會. Ideographic compound, originally depicting a lid closing over a container.

About

会 is the simplified form of 會, an ideographic compound originally depicting a lid closing over a container, conveying the idea of bringing things together. The traditional character combines 亼 (jí, "to gather") with elements of a cooking vessel. Its earliest meaning is "to assemble" or "to meet". Over time, this sense of gathering extended to the accumulation of skills, giving rise to the modern auxiliary meanings of ability (can, know how to) and probability (will, likely).

Etymology Hide

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Oracle (~1250-1000 BC)

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Bronze Late Western Zhou (~800 BC)

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Bronze Mid Spring and Autumn (~600 BC)

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Bronze Late Spring and Autumn (~500 BC)

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Bronze Early Warring States (~400 BC)

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Seal Chu (Warring States: 475-221 BC)

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Seal Chu (Warring States: 475-221 BC)

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Seal Chu (Warring States: 475-221 BC)

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Seal Shuowen (~100 AD)

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Seal Shuowen (~100 AD)

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Clerical Qin dynasty (221-206 BC)

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Clerical Eastern Han dynasty (25-220 AD)

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Clerical Eastern Han dynasty (25-220 AD)

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Clerical Eastern Han dynasty (25-220 AD)

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Example Sentences Hide

我会说汉语。

Wǒ huì shuō Hànyǔ.

I can speak Chinese.

明天会下雨。

Míngtiān huì xià yǔ.

It will rain tomorrow.

我们下午开会。

Wǒmen xiàwǔ kāi huì.

We will have a meeting in the afternoon.

他会来参加晚会。

Tā huì lái cānjiā wǎnhuì.

He will come to attend the evening party.

如果你学习，你会进步。

Rúguǒ nǐ xuéxí, nǐ huì jìnbù.

If you study, you will make progress.

我听说明天有个重要的会议。

Wǒ tīngshuō míngtiān yǒu gè zhòngyào de huìyì.

I heard that there is an important meeting tomorrow.

他不仅会唱歌，还会跳舞。

Tā bùjǐn huì chànggē, hái huì tiàowǔ.

He can not only sing, but also dance.

尽管天气不好，我们还是会去爬山。

Jǐnguǎn tiānqì bù hǎo, wǒmen háishì huì qù páshān.

Even though the weather is bad, we will still go hiking.

Related Characters

Composed characters:

Component: 云

Component: 人

Example Words