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会意

huì yì

HSK 7–9

Meaning

  • 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)

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