What does 会意 mean in Chinese?
会意 (huìyì) means combined ideogram (one of the Six Methods 六书 of forming Chinese characters).
CHINESE DICTIONARY ENTRY
会意
combined ideogram (one of the Six Methods 六书 of forming Chinese characters)
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DEFINITIONS & USAGE
Meaning and common use
01
combined ideogram (one of the Six Methods 六书 of forming Chinese characters)
02
Chinese character that combines the meanings of existing elements
03
also known as joint ideogram or associative compound
04
to comprehend without being told explicitly
05
to cotton on
06
knowing (smile, glance etc)
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Where this entry comes from
The HSK level, part of speech, and pronunciation come from the HSK 3.1 vocabulary syllabus. The English definitions come from CC-CEDICT. Usage notes and example sentences are hand-written, so they exist for only a handful of entries.
Definitions from CC-CEDICT, licensed CC BY-SA 4.0. Vocabulary levels and parts of speech from the HSK 3.1 syllabus. This compiled dictionary is shared under the same CC BY-SA 4.0 licence.
COMMON QUESTIONS
About 会意
How do you pronounce 会意?
会意 is pronounced huìyì.
Is 会意 an HSK word?
会意 is on the HSK 7-9 list of the HSK 3.1 vocabulary syllabus.
What part of speech is 会意?
会意 is used as a 动词 (verb) in Chinese.
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