会意
huì yì
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Definitions
- 1. combined ideogram (one of the Six Methods 六書|六书[liù shū] of forming Chinese characters)
- 2. Chinese character that combines the meanings of existing elements
- 3. also known as joint ideogram or associative compound
- 4. to cotton on
- 5. knowing (smile, glance etc)