(huì)

11 strokes

(bound form) last day of a lunar month

Stroke order animation

Character information

Pinyin
huì
Meaning
(bound form) last day of a lunar month; (bound form) dark; gloomy; (literary) night
Strokes
11
HSK level
Traditional
Same

Origin & structure

Where comes from and how its parts fit together.

Phonetic-semantic compound⿰日每

In this compound, the meaning comes from (sun); supplies the sound.

One part carries the meaning, the other suggests the sound.

Made of

Parts are arranged left to right.

How to write step by step

11 strokes — each frame adds one stroke, shown in dark ink over the lighter ones.

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Words with

Common words using — tap any character to open its stroke-order page.

bèihuì

(coll.) muddleheaded

Open 悖晦 page →
huìàn

dark and gloomy

Open 晦暗 page →
huì

bad luck; unlucky; calamitous; wretched

Open 晦气 page →
huì

difficult to understand

Open 晦涩 page →

abstruse and unfathomable (idiom)

Open 艰深晦涩 page →

to bide one's time, waiting for an opportunity to stage a comeback in public life (idiom)

Open 遵时养晦 page →

to conceal one's strengths and bide one's time (idiom)

Open 韬光养晦 page →

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