How to write 会 (huì, “can”)
会, an HSK 1 character, is read huì for “can” and “to be likely to”, and also kuài (“to reckon accounts”). The traditional form is 會, 13 strokes instead of 6. On its own it is an HSK 1 word; it also forms 一会儿 (“a moment”), 开会 (“to hold or attend a meeting”) and 晚会 (“evening party”). Japanese reads it kai, “meeting”, as a JLPT N4 kanji.
- Pinyin
- huì, kuài
- Strokes
- 6
- HSK
- 1
- Radical
- 人 (“person”)
- Traditional
- 會
Stroke by stroke
- 1
- 2
- 3
- 4
- 5
- 6
As a top-bottom character it splits into 人 (“person”, the radical), strokes 1–2; 云 (“cloud”), strokes 3–6, written the top first.
- Left-falling stroke ㇒topdown and left
- Right-falling stroke ㇏topdown and right
- Horizontal ㇐leftrightwards
- Horizontal ㇐leftrightwards
- Left-falling-turn ㇜centerdown and left → rightwards
- Dot ㇔bottomdown and right
Japanese and Chinese
Japanese and Chinese draw all 6 strokes in the same order and direction, by our stroke-by-stroke comparison.
Traditional form
- Simplified
- 会 · 6 strokes
- Traditional
- 會 · 13 strokes · see its strokes
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Pinyin and meaning
| Pinyin | Meanings | Traditional | In words |
|---|---|---|---|
| huì fourth tone | can; to have the skill; to know how to; to be likely to; to be sure to; to meet; to get together; meeting; gathering; (suffix) union; group; association | 會 | 一会儿 开会 晚会 机会 |
| kuài fourth tone | (bound form) to reckon accounts | 會 | — |
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- Words with it
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Words with 会
| Word | Pinyin | Meaning |
|---|---|---|
| 会 會 | huì | can; to have the skill HSK 1 |
| 一会儿 一會兒 | yíhuìr | a moment; a while HSK 2 |
| 开会 開會 | kāihuì | to hold or attend a meeting HSK 3 |
| 晚会 晚會 | wǎnhuì | evening party HSK 3 |
| 机会 機會 | jīhuì | opportunity; chance HSK 3 |
| 运动会 運動會 | yùndònghuì | sports competition HSK 3 |
| 会议 會議 | huìyì | meeting; conference HSK 3 |
| 会员 會員 | huìyuán | member HSK 4 |
| 社会 社會 | shèhuì | society HSK 4 |
| 约会 約會 | yuēhuì | appointment; engagement HSK 4 |
HSK words first (CC-CEDICT).
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