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

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

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

Spoken pronunciation

Definitions

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

Etymology & Origin

汇

ideographicWater 氵 collected in a container 匚

Decomposition: ⿰氵匚 (layout: left-right)

Stroke Order

1
2
3
4
5

Practice writing 汇 with real-time feedback — trace each stroke in the correct order and build muscle memory in the HanziFeed app.

Words & Compounds

HSK Vocabulary with 汇

WordPinyinMeaningHSK
汇报verbhuì bàoto report6
词汇nouncí huìvariant of 詞彙|词汇5
汇款verb/nounhuì kuǎnto remit money6
汇率nounhuì lǜexchange rate5

Common Compounds

WordPinyinMeaning
百老汇proper-nounbǎi lǎo huìBroadway (New York City)
汇合verbhuì héconfluence
电汇verbdiàn huìtelegraphic transfer (TT)
交汇verbjiāo huìto flow together
汇聚verbhuì jùconvergence
汇集verbhuì jíto collect
外汇nounwài huìforeign (currency) exchange
汇总nounhuì zǒngvariant of 彙總|汇总
汇票nounhuì piàobill of exchange
汇入verbhuì rùto flow into
总汇verbzǒng huì(of streams) to come together
融汇verbróng huìfusion
汇流verbhuì liú(of rivers etc) to converge
汇演nounhuì yǎnjoint performance
汇编nounhuì biānto compile
79
Total compounds
49
As first character
30
As last character
20
As middle character

汇 appears in 79 compound words: 49 as the first character, 30 as the last, and 20 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 汇 in natural Chinese text, ranked by NPMI (Normalized Pointwise Mutual Information) — a statistical measure of association strength.

交jiāo
0.53021,220 co-occurrences
词cí
0.52513,171 co-occurrences
兑duì
0.496596 co-occurrences
报bào
0.4857,108 co-occurrences
处chǔ
0.4767,452 co-occurrences
徐xú
0.4613,120 co-occurrences
编biān
0.4455,050 co-occurrences
址zhǐ
0.43712 co-occurrences
丰fēng
0.4351,546 co-occurrences
境jìng
0.4114,258 co-occurrences

Idioms & Chengyu (4)

单张汇票dān zhāng huì piàoHSK 5+

sola bill of exchange (international trade)

phrase
汇编语言huì biān yǔ yánHSK 6+

assembly language

phrase
基本词汇jī běn cí huìHSK 5+

basic word

phrase
外汇存底wài huì cún dǐHSK 5+

foreign exchange reserves (Tw)

phrase

Example Sentences

AI-Generated

清晨的汇面波光粼粼,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“机密汇报”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

消息指外汇基金转拨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

圆汇突挫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:债市与汇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”答不出来坚持要汇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汇入了竞选基金。

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

Lobbyists for the bill funneled bribes into a campaign fund.

Tatoeba

这条河汇入太平洋。

Zhè tiáo hé huìrù Tàipíng Yáng.

That river flows into the Pacific.

Tatoeba

外币的汇率天天都变。

Wàibì de huìlǜ tiāntiān dōu biàn.

The exchange rates for foreign currency change daily.

Tatoeba

今天的汇率是多少?

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"); 汇合 (huì hé, "confluence"); 电汇 (diàn huì, "telegraphic transfer (TT)"). There are over 79 compound words containing this character.
What characters sound the same as 汇 (huì)?
Several characters share the pronunciation huì: 会 (can), 回 (to circle), 挥 (to wave), 毁 (to destroy), 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.

Practice writing 汇 with real-time feedback

Trace stroke sequences, hear spoken pronunciation, and build lasting retention with spaced repetition in the HanziFeed app.

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.