惠 (huì) — (bound form) kindness, favor, benefit; kind, gracious
Definition
惠 is a bound form meaning 'kindness' or 'favor', always embedded in compounds like 恩惠 or 实惠 — it never stands alone. It often pairs with 优 (优惠, discount) and 实 (实惠, practical benefit).
bound form
kindnessfavorbenefitkindgracious
Easily confused
- 会huìsound-alikecan, be able to (know how to); be likely to, will
- 会huìsound-alikecan; to know how to (a learned skill)
- 汇huìsound-aliketo remit (money)
- 绘huìsound-aliketo draw, to paint, to depict (often in a formal or technical context)
- 慧huìsound-alike(bound morpheme) wisdom; intelligence
- 秽huìsound-alikedirty, filthy; vile, ugly (bound morpheme used in literary compounds)
Examples
- 。Zhè jiā diàn de shāng pǐn hěn yōu huì.The products at this store have great discounts.
- ，。Zhè ge dōng xī hěn shí huì, mǎi dé zhí.This thing is very practical, worth buying.
- 。Tā duì wǒ de ēn huì wǒ yǒng yuǎn bú huì wàng jì.I will never forget the favor he showed me.
Origin
Compound ideograph六书liùshū
会意huìyìTwo or more meaningful parts placed together so that their meanings combine into a new one.
- 叀叀zhuān
- 心心xīnheart
惠 combines 叀, which gives the sound, with 心 (heart).
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