会意
Quick Facts
Section titled “Quick Facts”- Pinyin: huì yì
- Traditional: 會意
- HSK: new-7+
- Part of speech: v
Meanings
Section titled “Meanings”- combined ideogram (one of the Six Methods 六书 of forming Chinese characters)
- Chinese character that combines the meanings of existing elements
- also known as joint ideogram or associative compound
- to comprehend without being told explicitly
- to cotton on
- knowing (smile, glance etc)