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huìkuài HSK1

to gather

approved by Peter Olson · Oct 8, 2020, 05:46 PM · Reviewed by Peter Olson on Oct 8, 2020, 05:46 PM

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Simplified form of 會. Phonosemantic compound. 合 represents the meaning and 𡆧 represents the sound.

Components

hé to join

guó ironware

Change in sound

会 and 𡆧 don't sound similar in modern Mandarin due to historical phonetic changes. They were more similar in older Chinese.