会

huì

Pinyin
huì
Pinyin (Plain)
hui
Tone
4
Strokes
6
Radical
人
Readings
huìhuiTone: 4can; to have the skill; to know how to; to be likely to; to be sure to; to meet; to get together; meeting; gathering; (suffix) union; group; association; (bound form) a moment (Taiwan pr. [hui3])Order: 0Primary
kuai4kuaiTone: 4(bound form) to reckon accountsOrder: 1
Stroke Order Code
Speed
Stroke Order Data
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Meaning
“会” most commonly means “can / to be able to” when referring to learned skills (e.g., 我会说中文 “I can speak Chinese”), and “will” when talking about likely future events (e.g., 明天会下雨 “It will rain tomorrow”). It can also mean “meeting” or “gathering” as a noun (e.g., 开会 “to have a meeting”).
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Usage

“会” is most commonly learned early on with the meaning “can / know how to (do something)”—that is, an ability acquired through learning. For example, 我会说中文 “I can speak Chinese” or 他不会游泳 “He can’t swim.” In this sense, it’s different from 能, which often emphasizes possibility or physical capability. Learners also quickly meet “会” as an auxiliary indicating likelihood or expectation: 他会来吗？“Will he come?” or 明天会下雨 “It will probably rain tomorrow.” Another frequent use is in nouns and set phrases related to meetings or associations. The basic word 会议 means “meeting” or “conference,” and 开会 means “to hold or attend a meeting.” “会” also appears at the end of organization names, like 学生会 “student union” or 协会 “association/society.” In everyday written Chinese, learners will see “会” as part of many such compound words, so they get used to recognizing it both as a verb (“can / will”) and as a component in “meeting/association”-related vocabulary.

Handwriting Notes

“会” in handwriting is usually compact and slightly wider than tall, with the upper part enclosing or sheltering the lower part. The top component often looks like a small “人”-like or roof-like shape; the bottom part forms a boxy enclosure that is open at the top, so the character has a clear “top over bottom” structure. In neat handwriting, people try to center the upper part over the lower part and keep the whole character balanced, but in fast writing the lines can become more curved, compressed, or simplified: the top may shrink to a quick hook or angle, and the lower enclosure may look less square and more like a loose curve that just hints at a box. These natural variations in proportions, angle, and curvature mean that the same “会” can look quite different from person to person or even from one note to the next, so modern AI handwriting recognition systems are trained on many handwritten samples to reliably recognize this character despite such differences.

Description

会 is a common Chinese character meaning “to know how to,” “can (ability),” or “meeting/gathering,” depending on context. It is pronounced huì in Mandarin and usually written as 会 in simplified Chinese and 會 in traditional Chinese.

Common Words

  • 会kuai4(bound form) to reckon accounts
  • 会漏hui4 lou4leak
  • 都会du1 hui4city
  • 公会gong1 hui4guild
  • 会谈hui4 tan2talks

Example Sentences

我喜欢会。

wo3 xi3 huan5 hui4

I like (bound form) to reckon accounts.

会漏很常见。

hui4 lou4 hen3 chang2 jian4

会漏 is very common.

我们在学习都会。

wo3 men5 zai4 xue2 xi2 du1 hui4

We are learning city.

这个公会很重要。

zhe4 ge5 gong1 hui4 hen3 zhong4 yao4

This guild is important.

请写一下“会”。

qing3 xie3 yi1 xia4 hui4

Please write '会'.

Try writing this character