晦 (huì): (bound form) last day of a lunar month, (bound form) dark, gloomy

晦 (huì) is a Chinese character meaning “(bound form) last day of a lunar month.” Classified as HSK Level 7-9 (HSK 3.0 Standard, CLEC 2022), with radical 日 (sun). It ranks #3386 in character frequency (SUBTLEX-CH corpus).

Native pronunciation
HSK 7-9Radical: 日 sun11 strokesFrequency #3386

Definitions

  1. (bound form) last day of a lunar month
  2. (bound form) dark
  3. gloomy

Stroke Order

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Words & Compounds

Common Compounds

WordPinyinMeaning
晦气huì qìbad luck
隐晦yǐn huìvague
晦涩huì sèdifficult to understand
晦暗huì àndark and gloomy
韬光养晦tāo guāng yǎng huìto conceal one's strengths and bide one's time (idiom)
风雨如晦fēng yǔ rú huìlit. wind and rain darken the sky (idiom)
遵时养晦zūn shí yǎng huìto bide one's time, waiting for an opportunity to stage a comeback in public life (idiom)
显晦xiǎn huìlight and shade
风雨晦冥fēng yǔ huì míngconditions of extreme adversity (idiom)
阴晦yīn huìovercast
艰深晦涩jiān shēn huì sèabstruse and unfathomable (idiom)
悖晦bèi huì(coll.) muddleheaded
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Total compounds
25
As first character
58
As last character
17
As middle character

晦 appears in 12 compound words: 25 as the first character, 58 as the last, and 17 in a middle position. Compound statistics computed from SUBTLEX-CH and HSK 3.0 vocabulary data.

Idioms & Chengyu (1)

遵时养晦zūn shí yǎng huìHSK 5+

to bide one's time, waiting for an opportunity to stage a comeback in public life (idiom)

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Example Sentences

AI-Generated

晦落西山，晚霞映红了半边天。

huì luò xī shān , wǎn xiá yìng hóng le bàn biān tiān .

The sun sets behind the western hills, and the evening glow paints half the sky red.

Character Family

Frequently Asked Questions

What does 晦 (huì) mean in Chinese?
晦 (huì) primarily means "(bound form) last day of a lunar month." It is classified as HSK Level 7-9, making it an expert-level character. It ranks #3386 in character frequency.
What's the difference between 晦 and 宵?
晦 (huì) and 宵 (xiāo) are often confused. antonym. The key distinguishing feature: 晦 (day) vs 宵 (night).
How many strokes does 晦 have?
晦 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 晦?
The radical associated with 晦 is 日 (sun). This radical appears in many characters related to sun.
What are common words containing 晦?
Common words with 晦 include: 晦气 (huì qì, "bad luck"); 隐晦 (yǐn huì, "vague"); 晦涩 (huì sè, "difficult to understand"); 晦暗 (huì àn, "dark and gloomy"); 韬光养晦 (tāo guāng yǎng huì, "to conceal one's strengths and bide one's time (idiom)"). There are over 12 compound words containing this character.
Is 晦 the same in simplified and traditional Chinese?
Yes, 晦 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.