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惠

huì
noun #10,165

Meanings

  1. 1 kindness
  2. 2 grace
  3. 3 favor

Examples

这家店经常有优惠活动。
Zhèjiā diàn jīngcháng yǒu yōuhuì huódòng.
This store often has discount promotions.
互惠互利。
Hùhuì hùlì.
Mutually beneficial.

Tips

usage
Common in 优惠 (yōuhuì, discount) and 实惠 (shíhuì, affordable).

Components

radical
心 xīn
heart; mind
Heart radical at the bottom — the indexing radical and the seat of the virtue named. Generosity is a state of the heart in classical Chinese psychology, which is why 惠 lives in the same family as 慈 (compassionate), 恩 (kindness), 恕 (forgive), 忠 (loyal).
semantic
叀 zhuān
spindle; focus (top portion)
Top portion is 叀, a stylised picture of a hand spindle weighted at the bottom. The hint shows this slot as unknown, but the historical analysis is clear: 惠 = spindle (steady, careful work) + heart, giving the picture of a heart steadily focused on giving — the root of 'kindness, grace, favor.'

Stroke Order

惠 huì