会意

huìyì

combined ideogram (one of the Six Methods 六书 of forming Chinese characters); Chinese character that combines the meanings of existing elements; also known as

verb HSK 3.0 · Band 7 trad. 會意

Watch it being written

Every character draws itself, stroke by stroke. Then grab the brush: trace it yourself and hear the word when you finish.

Build with these blocks

Chinese words snap together like bricks. Every word below shares a character with this one, so you are already halfway to knowing it.

See it in sentences

他冲我会意一笑。

He gave me a knowing smile.

我们会意地笑了。

We smiled knowingly.