会會 huì, kuài — to know how to, to be able to (through learning); to be likely to, will; a meeting, a gathering, an association; (kuài) only in 会计, accounting
拼音
- huì (fourth tone, falling)most common
- kuài (fourth tone, falling)
to know how to, to be able to (through learning); to be likely to, will; a meeting, a gathering, an association; (kuài) only in 会计, accounting
字形拆解
Ideographic description
⿱人云The sequence reads left to right and describes how the parts are arranged.
- 人shape partThe lid of the traditional 會, a cover closing over a full vessel; the simplified form keeps it unchanged.
- 云shape partno entry yetA cursive shorthand standing in for the whole lower half of 會 — not the cloud 云, despite being written identically.
Mnemonic
The traditional 會 is a vessel with its lid closed over the contents gathered inside — things brought together, and so a meeting: 开会, 会议. The simplified 会 keeps the lid, the 人 on top, and writes 云 for everything beneath it; that 云 is a cursive shorthand, not a cloud. The "can" sense is about learning, not permission: 我会说中文 is what you can do because you were taught it, while 能 is what circumstances allow.
A memory aid written by HSK Guide editors. It is not an etymology and does not describe the historical origin of the character.
含“会”的词
部首 人 — other characters
- 人rén (second tone, rising)person, human being; people
- 他tā (first tone, high and level)he, him; his; (in the plural 他们) they, including groups of mixed or unstated gender
- 们們men (neutral tone)the plural suffix for pronouns and for nouns denoting people: 我们, 你们, 他们, 朋友们
- 你nǐ (third tone, dipping)you (one person)
- 住zhù (fourth tone, falling)to live, to dwell, to stay; to stop, to halt; (as a verb complement) firmly, fast
- 借jiè (fourth tone, falling)to borrow; to lend; to make use of, to take (an opportunity)