(huì) — (bound morpheme) wisdom; intelligence

Definition

慧 (huì) is a bound morpheme meaning 'wisdom/intelligence,' used in set words like 智慧, 聪慧, 慧眼 — never standing alone. Closer to 'insight' than to learned knowledge (知识).

bound form
(bound morpheme) wisdomintelligence

Examples

  • Zài jiě jué wèn tí shí, zhì huì bǐ zhī shi gèng zhòng yào.
    When solving problems, wisdom is more important than knowledge.
  • Tā shì yí gè cōng huì de hái zi.
    She is a very intelligent child.
  • Tā yòng huì yǎn fā xiàn le wèn tí de gēn yuán.
    He used his insight to discover the root of the problem.

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