会 huì can
can; will; a meeting
How to remember 会: 亼 combine + 𠫔 arrow landing = can. The circus kids combine their acts, cheer the arrow landing right in the apple on the clown's head and shout "We can do anything!"
Component breakdown
会 = 亼 combine + 𠫔 arrow landing
- 亼 combine
- 𠫔 arrow landing
The circus kids combine their acts, cheer the arrow landing right in the apple on the clown's head and shout "We can do anything!"
How it came to be
The full form is a lid set on a pot with the contents packed between: everything brought together and closed over. A meeting is that; being able is having everything needed together.
How it is used
- Can as a learned skill and will (likely) - 会说汉语 (huì shuō Hànyǔ) can speak Chinese, 明天会下雨 (míngtiān huì xià yǔ) it'll rain tomorrow.
- Contrast 能 (néng, able by circumstance) and 可以 (permitted); 会 is about acquired ability or probability.
- Also a noun meeting / gathering - 开会 (kāihuì) hold a meeting, 机会 (jīhuì) opportunity.
Characters built with 会
Words with 会
- 一会儿yíhuìra whileHSK 2
- 机会jīhuìchanceHSK 3
- 会议huìyìmeetingHSK 3
- 开会kāihuìto hold a meetingHSK 3
- 晚会wǎnhuìevening partyHSK 3
- 运动会yùndònghuìsports competitionHSK 3
- 约会yuēhuìappointmentHSK 4
- 聚会jùhuìhold a meetingHSK 4
- 社会shèhuìsocietyHSK 4
- 误会wùhuìto misunderstandHSK 4
- 会员huìyuánmemberHSK 4
- 体会tǐhuìto know from experienceHSK 5
- 大会dàhuìgeneral assemblyHSK 5
- 省会shěnghuìprovincial capitalHSK 5
- 会见huìjiànto meet withHSK 6
- 会计kuàijìaccountantHSK 6
- 协会xiéhuìan associationHSK 6
- 博览会bólǎnhuìan expositionHSK 6
- 学会xuéhuìto learnHSK 6
- 宴会yànhuìbanquetHSK 6
- 会场huìchǎngmeeting placeHSK 7
- 会意huìyìcombined ideogramHSK 7
- 会谈huìtántalksHSK 7
- 会面huìmiànto meet withHSK 7
- 基金会jījīnhuìfoundationHSK 7
- 工会gōnghuìlabor unionHSK 7
- 拜会bàihuìto meet withHSK 7
- 理会lǐhuìto understandHSK 7
- 都会dūhuìcityHSK 7
- 会晤huìwùto meetHSK 8
- 会诊huìzhěnconsultation (medical)HSK 8
- 委员会wěiyuánhuìcommitteeHSK 8
- 峰会fēnghuìsummit meetingHSK 8
- 庙会miàohuìtemple fairHSK 8
- 盛会shènghuìpageantHSK 9
- 社会主义shèhuìzhǔyìsocialismHSK 9
- 聚精会神jùjīng-huìshénto concentrate one's attention (idiom)HSK 9
- 董事会dǒngshìhuìboard of directorsHSK 9
- 集会jíhuìto gatherHSK 9
- 领会lǐnghuìto understandHSK 9
Example sentences
- 他不会写字。 Tā bú huì xiězì.He can't write.
- 你会说汉语吗？ Nǐ huì shuō Hànyǔ ma?Can you speak Chinese?
- 我会打网球。 Wǒ huì dǎ wǎngqiú.I can play tennis.
- 儿子会自己洗衣服。 Érzi huì zìjǐ xǐ yīfu.My son can do the laundry by himself.