huì
noun #21,076

Meanings

  1. 1 intelligent
  2. 2 wisdom

Examples

Tā hěn yǒu zhìhuì.
She is very wise.
Zhège háizi hěn cōnghuì.
This child is very clever.

Tips

usage
Common in 智慧 (zhìhuì, wisdom) and 聪慧 (cōnghuì, bright).

Components

radical
xīn
heart; mind
Bottom heart radical carries the meaning — in classical psychology the mind lives in the heart, so wisdom, intelligence, and quick thinking are all heart-matters. Indexes in the mental-quality family alongside think, remember, loyal, grateful.
phonetic
huì
broom; comet
Top — two clumps of straw above a hand, originally a broom for sweeping. Supplies the sound huì directly with no shift, and adds a faint semantic flavour of clearing or brushing aside — a sharp mind sweeps confusion away. The same character names comets (扫帚).

Stroke Order

huì