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会意

huì yì

HSK 3.0 level 7-9 2-character word Traditional 會意

会意 (huì yì) means "combined ideogram (one of the Six Methods 六书 of forming Chinese characters); Chinese character that combines the meaning". It is an HSK 3.0 level 7-9 word, and was not on the old six-level HSK list.

What 会意 means

1. combined ideogram (one of the Six Methods {六书|liù shū} of forming Chinese characters)
2. Chinese character that combines the meanings of existing elements
3. also known as joint ideogram or associative compound
4. to comprehend without being told explicitly
5. to cotton on
6. knowing (smile, glance etc)

The characters in 会意

• 会huìcan; to have the skill; to know how to; to be likely to; to be sure to; to meet…
• 意yì(bound form) idea; thought; meaning; sense; (bound form) intention; feeling; inclination…

Words starting with 会意

• 会意字huì yì zìcombined ideogram (one of the Six Methods 六书 of forming Chinese characters)…

Sounds the same

Read huì yì, tone for tone, but written differently.

• 会议meeting; conference

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• The four tones and the neutral tone, to read huì yì correctly.
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