会意
Traditional form:
會意
Pinyin (reading):
huìyì
Definitions:
- combined ideogram (one of the Six Methods 六書／六书 (liùshū) of forming Chinese characters)
- Chinese character that combines the meanings of existing elements
- also known as joint ideogram or associative compound
- to comprehend without being told explicitly
- to cotton on
- knowing (smile, glance etc)
Characters:
- 会 - to assemble, to meet; meeting; association, group
- 意 - thought, idea, opinion; desire, wish; meaning, intention
Traditional characters: