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會意字

简会意字 · 繁會意字

Mandarin · pinyin huì yì zì

combined ideogram (one of the Six Methods 六書 of forming Chinese characters)
Chinese character that combines the meanings of existing elements
also known as joint ideogram or associative compound

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會: huì · to assemble, meet together; a meeting; an organization
意: yì · thought, idea, opinion; think
字: zì · letter, character, word
会: huì · assemble, meet together; meeting

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Mandarin tones

4–4–4 · hui4 yi4 zi4

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wui6 ji3 zi6

Cantonese word readings for 會意字. This lexicon supplies readings, not definitions.

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