该会 (gāi huì) — (formal, written pronoun) the said association/committee/organization; the aforementioned body

Definition

该会 (gāi huì) is a formal, written pronoun meaning 'the said association / committee' — used in reports and official text to refer back to a body just mentioned, not a generic word for 'organization'.

pronoun
(formal, written pronoun) the said association/committee/organizationthe aforementioned body

Examples

  • 该会。
    gāi huì Jiāng yú xià yuè jǔ xíng nián dù dà huì.
    The said association will hold its annual meeting next month.
  • ，该会。
    Bào gào zhǐ chū, gāi huì de zhǔ yào rèn wu yǐ jī běn wán chéng.
    The report indicates that the main tasks of the said committee have been basically completed.
  • 该会。
    Qǐng gè wèi chéng yuán chá yuè gāi huì de zhāng chéng.
    All members please refer to the bylaws of the said organization.

Origin

Compound word
构词法gòucífǎ
偏正piānzhèngModifier + head

The first part narrows down the second: it says what kind of thing the head is.

该gāithe said
会huìassociation

该 refers to the previously mentioned body and 会 is an association.

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 該; 该 is its simplified writing.

Meaning part形符xíngfú
言言yán
Sound part声符shēngfú
亥
亥hài該gāi
Close in sound todayThe sound part was a clue two thousand years ago — it often still helps, but not always.

The traditional form 該 pairs 言 (speech) with 亥 as a sound part; the simplified 该 is a shorthand, so its parts are not the historical components.

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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 會; 会 is its simplified writing.

Meaning part形符xíngfú
合合héto meet
Sound part声符shēngfú
𡆧
𡆧𡆧會huì
The sound has drifted apartThe sound part was a clue two thousand years ago — it often still helps, but not always.

Traditional 會 pairs 合 (to meet) with 𡆧, an original form for ironware, to give the sound. The simplified 会 is a later shorthand, so its parts are not the original parts.

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