汇 (huì) — to remit (money); to converge, to flow together (as rivers, crowds); to exchange (currency)
Definition
汇 (huì) is a single-morpheme verb covering three senses: remit money, converge (rivers/crowds), and exchange currency. Use 汇款 for the banking sense of sending money; for 'converge,' 汇聚/汇集 focus on gathering from many sources.
verb
to remit (money)to convergeto flow together (as rivers, crowds)to exchange (currency)
Examples
- 汇。Tā měi gè yuè gěi fù mǔ huì shēng huó fèi.He remits living expenses to his parents every month.
- 。Liǎng tiáo xiǎo hé zài zhè lǐ huì hé.Two small streams converge here.
- 汇。Wǒ xū yào huàn huì.I need to exchange currency.
Origin
Sound + meaning六书liùshū
形声xíngshēngMost 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.
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