TongTong
Sign in

汇款 (huì kuǎn) — (verb) to remit money (by bank transfer, etc.); (noun) remittance

Definition

汇款 is the action of sending money (verb) or the money itself (noun), typically via bank or wire transfer. Use 汇 on its own when you mean just the act of remitting.

verb
to remit money (by bank transfer, etc.)
noun
remittance
Measure word · 笔

Examples

  • 汇款。
    Wǒ měi gè yuè gěi jiā lǐ huì kuǎn yí cì.
    I remit money to my family once a month.
  • 汇款。
    Zhè bǐ huì kuǎn shì cóng guó wài jì lái de.
    This remittance was sent from abroad.
  • 。
    Tā zuó tiān huì le yì bǐ kuǎn gěi gōng sī.
    He remitted a sum of money to the company yesterday.

Origin

Compound word
构词法gòucífǎ
动宾dòngbīnVerb + object

An action followed by what it acts on, fused into one word.

汇huìremit
款kuǎnmoney

汇 means to remit and 款 means money; together they describe remitting money or the money sent.

Characters in this word

Most characters — around four in five — are built this way: one part hints at the meaning, the other at the pronunciation.

This origin belongs to the traditional form 匯; 汇 is its simplified writing.

The simplified 汇 stands for more than one traditional character. In most words (汇, 汇款) it is 匯; in others (词汇, 汇报) it is 彙.

Meaning part形符xíngfú
匚匚fāng
Sound part声符shēngfú
淮
淮huái匯huì
The sound has drifted apartThe sound part was a clue two thousand years ago — it often still helps, but not always.

The traditional form 匯 is built from 匚 as a meaning part and 淮 as a sound part.

Open 汇 →

Most characters — around four in five — are built this way: one part hints at the meaning, the other at the pronunciation.

Meaning part形符xíngfú
欠欠qiànlacking, desire
Sound part声符shēngfú
柰
柰nài款kuǎn
The sound has drifted apartThe sound part was a clue two thousand years ago — it often still helps, but not always.

款 pairs 柰, a sound hint, with 欠, a part about lacking or desire.

Open 款 →
Appears in
HSK 3.0 Level 6Finance & Banking

Browse more HSK 6 words or search the full 43,000-word dictionary.