会意

huìyì

Compare categories and combine meanings to reveal new meaning - Combining two or more independent characters, using their meanings to "merge" into a new meaning

Examples

休

xiū

Rest

Person (亻) leaning against a tree (木), meaning "rest"

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看

kàn

Look

Hand (手) placed above the eye (目) to block light, meaning "gaze into the distance"

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明

míng

Bright

Sun (日) and moon (月) together, meaning "bright"

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采

cǎi

Pick

Hand (爪) on a tree (木), meaning "pick"

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好

hǎo

Good

Woman (女) and child (子) together, meaning "good"

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尖

jiān

Sharp

Small on top, large below, meaning "sharp"

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