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荟

huì

Character Traditional 薈

What 荟 means

1. to flourish
2. luxuriant growth

Words starting with 荟

• 荟萃huì cuì(of distinguished people or exquisite objects) to gather; to assemble

Words containing 荟

• 芦荟lú huìaloe vera

Characters built on 会

These share the phonetic component 会 (huì), which is why their readings rhyme. Learning them as a family is far cheaper than learning them one at a time.

• 绘huìto draw; to paint; to depict; to portray
• 刽guìto amputate; to cut off; also pr. kuài
• 烩huìto braise; to cook (rice etc) with vegetables, meat and water
• 桧guìChinese juniper (Juniperus chinensis); (old) coffin lid decoration; Taiwan pr. kuài

Characters that look like 荟

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

• 茶chátea; tea plant
• 罢bàto stop; to cease; to dismiss
• 姿zībeauty; disposition; looks
• 荃quán(fragrant plant)
• 荼túthistle; common sowthistle (Sonchus oleraceus); bitter (taste)
• 昙tándark clouds

Sounds the same

Read huì, tone for tone, but written differently.

• 会can; to have the skill; to know how to; to be likely to; to be sure to; to meet…
• 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