会意
huì​yì HSK7

associative compound

  • created sense approved 会意/會意 · huì​yì · associative compound

    会意 / 會意

    huì​yì

    associative compound

    a category of Chinese characters formed by combining the meanings of two or more existing characters

    “武”和“信”都是汉字里的会意字。

    noun

    created sense

  • created sense approved 会意/會意 · huì​yì · tacitly understand

    会意 / 會意

    huì​yì

    tacitly understand

    to comprehend or catch on to a meaning without explicit explanation, often reflected in a knowing look or smile

    他向我使了个眼色，我立刻会意地退了出去。

    verb

    created sense