会意 meaning in English

huìyì

combined ideogram (one of the Six Methods 六書|六书[liu4 shu1] of forming Chinese characters); Chinese character that combines the meanings of existing elements

HSK 7-9verbTraditional 會意19 strokes

Meaning of 会意

Definitions from CC-CEDICT.

huìyì

combined ideogram (one of the Six Methods 六書|六书[liu4 shu1] of forming Chinese characters)
Chinese character that combines the meanings of existing elements
also known as joint ideogram or associative compound
to comprehend without being told explicitly
to cotton on
knowing (smile, glance etc)

会意 in example sentences

Real sentences from the Tatoeba project, with pinyin and English.

有yǒu一yī天tiān你nǐ会huì意yì识shí到dào它tā。

The day will come when you will realize it.

人rén孔kǒng是shì圆yuán的de，因yīn为wèi这zhè样yàng人rén孔kǒng盖gài就jiù不bú会huì意yì外wài地dì掉diào进jìn洞dòng里lǐ。

Manholes are round because that way they won't accidentally fall through the hole.

Stroke order for each character

Open a character for its meaning, components and more words.

会 huì · can · 6 strokes

意 yì · thought · 13 strokes

Related words

Words that share a character with 会意.

一会儿	yīhuìr	a moment; a while
开会	kāihuì	to hold or attend a meeting
意思	yìsi	idea; opinion
机会	jīhuì	opportunity; chance
愿意	yuànyì	to wish; to want
不好意思	bù hǎoyìsi	to feel embarrassed; to find it embarrassing
有意思	yǒu yìsi	interesting; meaningful
意见	yìjiàn	idea; opinion
满意	mǎnyì	satisfied; pleased
故意	gùyì	deliberately; on purpose
晚会	wǎnhuì	evening party
音乐会	yīnyuèhuì	concert

Questions about 会意

What does 会意 mean?

会意 (huìyì) means "combined ideogram (one of the Six Methods 六書|六书[liu4 shu1] of forming Chinese characters); Chinese character that combines the meanings of existing elements" and is used as a verb.

How do you write 会意?

会意 is made of 2 characters: 会 (6 strokes), 意 (13 strokes). That is 19 strokes in total.

Is 会意 an HSK word?

Yes. 会意 is on the HSK 7-9 vocabulary list of the HSK 3.0 standard.

How is 会意 written in traditional Chinese?

In traditional characters, 会意 is written 會意.