(huì): to remit, to converge (of rivers), to exchange

(huì) is a Chinese character meaning “to remit.” Classified as HSK Level 5 (HSK 3.0 Standard, CLEC 2022), it is composed of (structural) and (structural). It ranks #1183 in character frequency (SUBTLEX-CH corpus).

Etymologically derived, water 氵 collected in a container 匚. Its radical form (water) appears in many related characters such as (shuǐ, water), (hàn, Han ethnic group), (, steam).

Native pronunciation

Definitions

  1. to remit
  2. to converge (of rivers)
  3. to exchange

Etymology & Origin

ideographicWater 氵 collected in a container 匚

Decomposition: ⿰氵匚 (layout: left-right)

Stroke Order

1
2
3
4
5

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Words & Compounds

HSK Vocabulary with

WordPinyinMeaningHSK
verbhuì bàoto report6
nouncí huìvariant of 詞彙|词汇[ci2 hui4]5
verb/nounhuì kuǎnto remit money6
nounhuì lǜexchange rate5

Common Compounds

WordPinyinMeaning
bǎi lǎo huìBroadway (New York City)
huì héconfluence
diàn huìtelegraphic transfer (TT)
jiāo huìto flow together
huì jùconvergence
huì jíto collect
wài huìforeign (currency) exchange
huì zǒngvariant of 彙總|汇总[hui4 zong3]
huì piàobill of exchange
huì rùto flow into
zǒng huì(of streams) to come together
róng huìfusion
huì liú(of rivers etc) to converge
huì yǎnjoint performance
huì biānto compile
78
Total compounds
49
As first character
31
As last character
21
As middle character

appears in 78 compound words: 49 as the first character, 31 as the last, and 21 in a middle position. Compound statistics computed from SUBTLEX-CH and HSK 3.0 vocabulary data.

Strongest Collocations

Characters that most frequently co-occur with in natural Chinese text, ranked by NPMI (Normalized Pointwise Mutual Information) — a statistical measure of association strength.

0.61639,492 co-occurrences
jiāo
0.53863,660 co-occurrences
duì
0.5031,788 co-occurrences
bào
0.48621,334 co-occurrences
chǔ
0.48322,356 co-occurrences
0.4689,360 co-occurrences
biān
0.45215,150 co-occurrences
fēng
0.4414,638 co-occurrences
jìng
0.41712,774 co-occurrences
0.4115,430 co-occurrences

Idioms & Chengyu (4)

dān zhāng huì piàoHSK 5+

sola bill of exchange (international trade)

phrase
huì biān yǔ yánHSK 6+

assembly language

phrase
jī běn cí huìHSK 5+

basic word

phrase
wài huì cún dǐHSK 5+

foreign exchange reserves (Tw)

phrase

Example Sentences

AI-Generated

清晨的面波光粼粼,倒映着岸边的柳树。

qīng chén de huì miàn bō guāng 粼 粼 , dǎo yìng zhe àn biān de liǔ shù .

The morning river surface shimmered with ripples, reflecting the willow trees along the shore.

TvbsFeb 2026

上次是抓马杜洛!卢比欧“机密报”国会8人帮 谈伊朗局势

shàng cì shì zhuā mǎ dù 洛 ! 卢 bǐ ōu jī mì huì bào guó huì 8 rén bāng tán yī lǎng jú shì

Last time it was to catch Maduro! Rubio's "confidential report" to the 8-member Congress to discuss the situation in Iran

Yahoo FinanceFeb 2026

消息指外基金转拨1,500亿元占总资产规模小 属...

xiāo xī zhǐ wài huì jī jīn zhuǎn bō 1 , 5 0 0 yì yuán zhàn zǒng zī chǎn guī mó xiǎo shǔ . . .

According to the news, the Exchange Fund transferred 150 billion yuan, accounting for a small scale of total assets...

Yahoo FinanceFeb 2026

突挫1% 传高市早苗上周与日央行行长会面...

yuán huì tū cuò 1 chuán gāo shì zǎo miáo shàng zhōu yǔ rì yāng háng háng cháng huì miàn . . .

The yen exchange rate plummeted by 1%, and it was rumored that Sanae of the high market met with the governor of the Bank of Japan last week...

TechnewsFeb 2026

高市带领自民党大胜背后:债市与市的双重压力正迎面而来

gāo shì dài lǐng zì mín dǎng dà shèng bèi hòu : zhài shì yǔ huì shì de shuāng chóng yā lì zhèng yíng miàn ér lái

Behind the victory led by the Liberal Democratic Party: the dual pressure of the bond market and the foreign exchange market is coming

EttodayFeb 2026

“厂商是谁”答不出来坚持要40万 万华警打醒诈骗话术

hǎn shāng shì shéi dā bù chū lái jiān chí yāo huì 4 0 wàn wàn huá jǐng dǎ xǐng zhà piàn huà shù

"Who is the manufacturer" can't answer, insisting on remitting 400,000 yuan, Wanhua police wake up fraud

Tatoeba

该法案的说客把游说贿款入了竞选基金。

Gāi fǎ'àn de shuìkè bǎ yóushuì huì kuǎn huìrù le jìngxuǎn jījīn.

Lobbyists for the bill funneled bribes into a campaign fund.

Tatoeba

这条河入太平洋。

Zhè tiáo hé huìrù Tàipíng Yáng.

That river flows into the Pacific.

Tatoeba

外币的率天天都变。

Wàibì de huìlǜ tiāntiān dōu biàn.

The exchange rates for foreign currency change daily.

Tatoeba

今天的率是多少?

Jīntiān de huìlǜ shì duōshao?

What's the exchange rate today?

Character Family

Homophones — Characters pronounced huì

Frequently Asked Questions

What does 汇 (huì) mean in Chinese?
汇 (huì) primarily means "to remit." It is classified as HSK Level 5, making it an advanced character. It ranks #1183 in character frequency.
How many strokes does 汇 have?
汇 is written with 5 strokes. The correct stroke order matters for recognition and handwriting speed — practice with the animated guide above to build proper technique.
What is the radical of 汇?
The radical associated with 汇 is 氵 (water). This radical appears in many characters related to water.
What are the components of 汇?
汇 is composed of: 氵 (structural), 匚 (structural). Its IDS decomposition is ⿰氵匚 with a left-right layout. Understanding the components helps with both memorization and recognizing related characters.
What are common words containing 汇?
Common words with 汇 include: 汇报 (huì bào, "to report"); 百老汇 (bǎi lǎo huì, "Broadway (New York City)"); 词汇 (cí huì, "variant of 詞彙|词汇[ci2 hui4]"); 汇合 (huì hé, "confluence"); 电汇 (diàn huì, "telegraphic transfer (TT)"). There are over 78 compound words containing this character.
What characters sound the same as 汇 (huì)?
Several characters share the pronunciation huì: 灰 (ash, gray), 恢 (to restore), 挥 (to wave), 辉 (brilliant), and 6 more. Context and tones help distinguish between them in speech and writing.
Is 汇 the same in simplified and traditional Chinese?
Yes, 汇 is written the same way in both simplified and traditional Chinese.

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Character data sourced from Unihan (Unicode Consortium), SUBTLEX-CH frequency corpus (Cai & Brysbaert, 2010), and Make Me a Hanzi (stroke data). Collocation strength measured via NPMI (Normalized Pointwise Mutual Information). Verified by the HanziFeed linguistics team.

HSK classification follows the HSK 3.0 Standard (Center for Language Education and Cooperation, CLEC, 2022 revision). Idiom data from Wiktionary (CC BY-SA 3.0).

Data last verified: March 2026.