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会意字

huì yì zì

3-character word Traditional 會意字

What 会意字 means

1. combined ideogram (one of the Six Methods 六书 of forming Chinese characters)
2. Chinese character that combines the meanings of existing elements
3. also known as joint ideogram or associative compound

The characters in 会意字

• 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…
• 字zìletter; symbol; character

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