Meaning of 汇
Definitions from CC-CEDICT.
- to remit
- to converge (of rivers)
- to exchange
- class
- collection
- variant of 匯|汇[hui4]
How to use 汇
汇 rarely appears alone in modern speech. It mostly shows up in compounds about money flowing (汇款 huìkuǎn, 汇率 huìlǜ, 外汇 wàihuì), things gathering (汇合 huìhé, 词汇 cíhuì), and reporting upward (汇报 huìbào). Example: 我每个月给父母汇钱。 (Wǒ měi gè yuè gěi fùmǔ huì qián.) I send money to my parents every month.
汇 has the water radical 氵 on the left and a box-like frame 匚 on the right. Picture streams of water flowing into one container, which is how things come together, converge, or get collected.
Common mistake: Learners often write the right part as 匸 or confuse it with 江 (jiāng), but the right side of 汇 is the three-sided frame 匚 open on the right. Also watch the tone: it is fourth tone huì, the same sound as 会 (huì), so do not swap them in writing, for example 汇报 is not 会报.
汇 in example sentences
Real sentences from the Tatoeba project, with pinyin and English.
Stroke order for each character
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汇 huì · to remit · 5 strokes
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Related words
Words that share a character with 汇.
| 汇报 | huìbào | to report; to give an account of |
| 词汇 | cíhuì | vocabulary; list of words (e.g. for language teaching purposes) |
| 汇率 | huìlǜ | exchange rate |
| 外汇 | wàihuì | foreign (currency) exchange |
| 汇款 | huìkuǎn | to remit money; remittance |
| 汇合 | huìhé | confluence; to converge |
| 汇聚 | huìjù | convergence; to come together |
| 汇集 | huìjí | to collect; to compile |
| 交汇 | jiāohuì | to flow together; confluence (of rivers, airflow, roads) |
| 汇票 | huìpiào | bill of exchange; bank draft |
| 电汇 | diànhuì | telegraphic transfer (TT) |
Questions about 汇
What does 汇 mean?
汇 (huì) means "to remit; to converge (of rivers)" and is used as a verb.
How do you write 汇?
汇 is made of 1 character: 汇 (5 strokes). That is 5 strokes in total.
Is 汇 an HSK word?
Yes. 汇 is on the HSK 4 vocabulary list of the HSK 3.0 standard.
How is 汇 written in traditional Chinese?
In traditional characters, 汇 is written 匯.
What is the difference between 汇款 and 转账?
汇款 (huìkuǎn) is remitting money, often to another city or country, and sounds a bit formal. 转账 (zhuǎnzhàng) is the everyday word for transferring money between accounts, such as on a phone app.
How do I use 汇报 correctly?
汇报 (huìbào) means to report to someone above you, like a boss or teacher, usually about work progress. You say 向经理汇报工作 (xiàng jīnglǐ huìbào gōngzuò), report work to the manager. For reporting news to the public, use 报道 (bàodào) instead.