晤 meaning and stroke order
To meet; to interview with
How to write 晤, stroke by stroke
11 strokes in order. Each box adds the next stroke in red. Write top to bottom and left to right, and finish enclosing strokes last.
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Meaning of 晤
Definitions from CC-CEDICT, grouped by pronunciation.
- to meet (socially)
How 晤 is built
Phono-semantic (sound + meaning) character. Sun.
日 gives the meaning and 吾 hints at the sound.
Radical: 日 (sun), shared by 116 characters on this site.
How to remember 晤
晤 is built from 日 (rì, sun) and 吾 (wú, I or me). Picture yourself, 吾, meeting someone face to face in broad daylight, 日, and 吾 also hints at the sound wù.
晤 is formal and almost never used alone in speech. It appears mostly in 会晤 (huìwù), a word for official or diplomatic meetings seen in news reports. Example: 两国领导人在北京会晤。(Liǎng guó lǐngdǎorén zài Běijīng huìwù.) The leaders of the two countries met in Beijing.
Common mistake: Learners often confuse 晤 (wù) with 悟 (wù, to realize), as in 觉悟 (juéwù). They share the same sound and the 吾 part, but 悟 has the heart radical 忄 because it is about the mind, while 晤 has 日.
Common words with 晤
Ordered by HSK level, then by how often they appear in everyday Chinese.
| Word | Pinyin | Meaning | Level |
|---|---|---|---|
| 会晤 | huìwù | to meet (formally); formal meeting | HSK 7-9 |
晤 in example sentences
Real sentences from the Tatoeba project, with pinyin and English.
Questions about 晤
How many strokes are in 晤?
晤 is written with 11 strokes. The diagrams on this page number every stroke in the order it is written, with the new stroke shown in red.
What does 晤 mean?
晤 (wù) means to meet; to interview with. A common word with it is 会晤 (huìwù), meaning "to meet (formally); formal meeting".
How do you pronounce 晤?
晤 is pronounced wù, in the fourth tone (falling).
What is the radical of 晤?
The radical of 晤 is 日, which carries the idea of "sun". Dictionaries list 晤 under this radical.
Is 晤 on the HSK exam?
Yes. 晤 is part of the HSK 7-9 character list in the HSK 3.0 standard.
What is the difference between 会晤 and 见面?
见面 (jiànmiàn) is the everyday word for meeting anyone, like friends or classmates. 会晤 is formal and used for meetings between officials, leaders, or organizations. Saying 我和朋友会晤 would sound oddly stiff.
Can 晤 be used in other words besides 会晤?
Yes, but they are rare and literary. You may see 晤谈 (wùtán, to have a face-to-face talk) or 面晤 (miànwù, to meet in person) in formal writing or old-style letters. For most learners, knowing 会晤 is enough.