会 (huì): can, to have the skill, to know how to, to be likely to, to be sure to, to meet, to get together
会 (huì) is a Chinese character meaning “can.” Classified as HSK Level 1 (HSK 3.0 Standard, CLEC 2022), it is composed of 人 (structural) and 云 (structural). It ranks #29 in character frequency (SUBTLEX-CH corpus).
Etymologically derived, 会 people 人 speaking 云. Its radical form 亻 (person) appears in many related characters such as 人 (rén, person), 什 (shén, what), 今 (jīn, now).
Definitions
- can
- to have the skill
- to know how to
- to be likely to
- to be sure to
- to meet
- to get together
Etymology & Origin
ideographicPeople 人 speaking 云
Decomposition: ⿱人云 (layout: top-bottom)
Stroke Order
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Words & Compounds
HSK Vocabulary with 会
| Word | Pinyin | Meaning | HSK |
|---|---|---|---|
| 机会noun | jī huì | opportunity | 3 |
| 约会verb/noun | yuē huì | appointment | 4 |
| 一会儿numeral-measure/adverb | yī huì r | a moment | 2 |
| 聚会verb/noun | jù huì | party | 4 |
| 会议noun | huì yì | meeting | 3 |
| 社会noun | shè huì | society | 4 |
| 学会noun | xué huì | to learn | 6 |
| 误会verb/noun | wù huì | to misunderstand | 4 |
| 会见verb | huì jiàn | to meet with (sb who is paying a visit) | 6 |
| 晚会noun | wǎn huì | evening party | 3 |
| 大会noun | dà huì | general assembly | 5 |
| 协会noun | xié huì | an association | 6 |
| 宴会noun | yàn huì | banquet | 6 |
| 开会verb | kāi huì | to hold a meeting | 3 |
| 体会verb/noun | tǐ huì | to know from experience | 5 |
| 会员noun | huì yuán | member | 4 |
| 会计noun | kuài jì | accountant | 6 |
| 运动会noun | yùn dòng huì | sports competition | 3 |
| 博览会noun | bó lǎn huì | an exposition | 6 |
| 省会noun | shěng huì | provincial capital | 5 |
Common Compounds
| Word | Pinyin | Meaning |
|---|---|---|
| 会面 | huì miàn | to meet with |
| 不会 | bù huì | improbable |
| 国会 | guó huì | Parliament (UK) |
| 会长 | huì zhǎng | president of a club, committee etc |
| 会合 | huì hé | to meet |
| 都会 | dū huì | city |
| 工会 | gōng huì | labor union |
| 会谈 | huì tán | talks |
| 帮会 | bāng huì | secret society |
| 会场 | huì chǎng | meeting place |
| 会诊 | huì zhěn | consultation (medical) |
| 峰会 | fēng huì | summit meeting |
会 appears in 100 compound words: 55 as the first character, 44 as the last, and 1 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 会 in natural Chinese text, ranked by NPMI (Normalized Pointwise Mutual Information) — a statistical measure of association strength.
Idioms & Chengyu (28)
lit. to go among enemies with only one's sword (idiom); fig. to go alone into enemy lines
to maintain one's concentration; to stay focused; to be attentive or absorbed
Showing 12 of 28 idioms containing 会.
Example Sentences
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Learning a foreign language requires long-term persistence and continuous practice.
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你的妈妈会开车吗？
Nǐ de māma huì kāichē ma?
Can your mother drive a car?
你会代替我去派对吗？
Nǐ huì dàitì wǒ qù pàiduì ma?
Will you go to the party instead of me?
你会在这儿待多久？
Nǐ huì zài zhèr dài duōjiǔ?
How long will you stay here?
我休息一会没问题吧？
Wǒ xiūxi yīhuì méiwèntí ba?
Is it okay if I take a break?
Character Family
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