彗 (huì): broom

彗 (huì) is a Chinese character meaning “broom.” Outside the HSK 3.0 syllabus (CLEC 2022), it is composed of 丰 (structural), 丰 (structural) and 彐 (structural). It ranks #3373 in character frequency (SUBTLEX-CH corpus).

Etymologically derived, 彗 a hand 彐 holding a bamboo broom 丰. Its radical form 彐 (snout) appears in many related characters such as 当 (dāng, (onom.) dong), 录 (lù, to carve wood), 归 (guī, to return).

Spoken pronunciation
Radical: 彐 snout11 strokesFrequency #3373丰 structural彐 structural

Definitions

  1. broom

Etymology & Origin

彗

ideographicA hand 彐 holding a bamboo broom 丰

Decomposition: ⿱⿰丰丰彐 (layout: top-bottom)

Components:丰structural彐structural

Stroke Order

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Words & Compounds

Common Compounds

WordPinyinMeaning
彗星nounhuì xīngcomet
哈雷彗星hā léi huì xīngHalley's Comet
彗核nounhuì hécomet nucleus
3
Total compounds
67
As first character
0
As last character
33
As middle character

彗 appears in 3 compound words: 67 as the first character, 0 as the last, and 33 in a middle position. Compound statistics computed from SUBTLEX-CH and HSK 3.0 vocabulary data.

Idioms & Chengyu (1)

哈雷彗星hā léi huì xīng

Halley's Comet

phrase

Example Sentences

少数派Sep 2026

童年时见过的天象里，最令我震撼的是一颗彗星。

tóng nián shí jiàn guò de tiān xiàng lǐ , zuì lìng wǒ zhèn hàn de shì yī kē huì xīng .

Of all the celestial phenomena I saw as a child, the one that left the deepest impression on me was a comet.

奇客SolidotJun 2026

第一，这颗彗星的碳12与碳13比值远高于太阳系内所有天体。

dì yī , zhè kē huì xīng de tàn 1 2 yǔ tàn 1 3 bǐ zhí yuǎn gāo yú tài yáng xì nèi suǒ yǒu tiān tǐ .

First, the carbon-12 to carbon-13 ratio of this comet is much higher than that of any other celestial body in the solar system.

Character Family

彐 Radical Family — Characters sharing the snout radical

当dāng录lù归guī彝yí

Related Characters

当dāng录lù归guī彝yí

Frequently Asked Questions

What does 彗 (huì) mean in Chinese?
彗 (huì) primarily means "broom." It is not part of the HSK 3.0 syllabus. It ranks #3373 in character frequency.
How many strokes does 彗 have?
彗 is written with 11 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 彗?
The radical associated with 彗 is 彐 (snout). This radical appears in many characters related to snout.
What are the components of 彗?
彗 is composed of: 丰 (structural), 丰 (structural), 彐 (structural). Its IDS decomposition is ⿱⿰丰丰彐 with a top-bottom layout. Understanding the components helps with both memorization and recognizing related characters.
What are common words containing 彗?
Common words with 彗 include: 彗星 (huì xīng, "comet"); 哈雷彗星 (hā léi huì xīng, "Halley's Comet"); 彗核 (huì hé, "comet nucleus"). There are over 3 compound words containing this character.
Is 彗 the same in simplified and traditional Chinese?
Yes, 彗 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.