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会

huì

HSK 1 Character Traditional 會

What 会 means

1. can; to have the skill; to know how to
2. to be likely to; to be sure to
3. to meet; to get together
4. meeting; gathering
5. (suffix) union; group; association
6. bound forma moment (Taiwan pr. huǐ)

Other readings

会 is 多音字 — it is read more than one way, and the reading changes the meaning.

• kuàito reckon accounts

Example sentences

• 幸会。
  Xìnghuì.
  It's a privilege to meet you.
• 再会！
  See you later!
• 怎么会有
  Zěnme huì yǒu
  Why would there be?
• 我会做饭
  I can cook.
• 等会见！
  See you later!
• 我会等。
  I will wait.

Words starting with 会

• 会议huì yìmeeting; conference
• 会计kuài jìaccountant; accountancy; accounting
• 会晤huì wùto meet; meeting; conference
• 会员huì yuánmember
• 会儿huì r(colloquial) a short while; a moment
• 会谈huì tántalks; discussions
• 会长huì zhǎngpresident of a club, committee etc
• 会见huì jiànto meet with (sb who is paying a visit)
• 会场huì chǎngmeeting place; place where people gather
• 会议室huì yì shìmeeting room; conference room
• 会面huì miànto meet with; meeting
• 会计师kuài jì shīaccountant
• 会话huì huà(language learning) conversation; dialog; to converse (in a non-native language)
• 会心huì xīnknowing (of a smile, look etc)
• 会要huì yàodynastic records of imperial China
• 会合huì héto meet; to rendezvous; to merge
• 会同huì tóngto handle sth jointly
• 会意huì yìcombined ideogram…
• 会考huì kǎounified examination
• 会展huì zhǎnconventions and exhibitions (abbr. for 会议
• 会所huì suǒoffice of an association; meeting place; clubhouse
• 会馆huì guǎnprovincial or county guild hall
• 会诊huì zhěnconsultation (medical); to meet for diagnosis; (by extension) consultation of different…
• 会客厅huì kè tīngreception room; parlor

Words containing 会

• 不会bù huìimprobable; unlikely; will not (act, happen etc)
• 社会shè huìsociety
• 机会jī huìopportunity; chance; occasion
• 一会儿yī huì ra moment; a while; in a moment
• 都会dū huìcity; metropolis
• 约会yuē huìappointment; engagement; date
• 误会wù huìto misunderstand; to mistake; misunderstanding
• 体会tǐ huìto know from experience; to learn through experience; to realize
• 聚会jù huìparty; gathering; to meet
• 宴会yàn huìbanquet; feast; dinner party
• 协会xié huìan association; a society
• 博览会bó lǎn huìan exposition; an international fair
• 领会lǐng huìto understand; to comprehend; to grasp
• 省会shěng huìprovincial capital
• 聚精会神jù jīng huì shénto concentrate one's attention (idiom)
• 学会xué huìto learn; to master; institute; learned society; (scholarly) association
• 一会yī huìa moment; a while; in a moment
• 大会dà huìgeneral assembly; general meeting; convention
• 社会主义shè huì zhǔ yìsocialism
• 委员会wěi yuán huìcommittee; commission
• 开会kāi huìto hold a meeting; to attend a meeting
• 晚会wǎn huìevening party
• 奥运会Ào yùn huìOlympic Games; the Olympics (abbr. for 奥林匹克运动会
• 演唱会yǎn chàng huìvocal recital or concert

Characters that look like 会

Easy to confuse on sight. Compare them side by side once and the pair stops costing you.

• 合héto close; to join; to fit
• 告gào(bound form) to say; to tell; to announce; to report; to denounce
• 去qùto go; to go to (a place); (of a time etc) last
• 击jīto hit; to strike; to break
• 丢diūto lose; to put aside; to throw
• 吾wú(old) I; my

Sounds the same

Read huì, tone for tone, but written differently.

• 汇to remit; to converge (of rivers); to exchange
• 惠(bound form) act of kindness (from a superior); (honorific prefix) kind (as in 惠顾
• 慧intelligent
• 绘to draw; to paint; to depict; to portray
• 讳to avoid mentioning; taboo word; name of deceased emperor or superior
• 贿(bound form) bribery
• 蕙Coumarouna odorata
• 溃used in 溃脓; Taiwan pr. kuì
• 卉plants
• 烩to braise; to cook (rice etc) with vegetables, meat and water
• 诲to teach; to instruct; to induce
• 晦(bound form) last day of a lunar month; (bound form) dark; gloomy; (literary) night