会意 (huì yì) is a Chinese word meaning “combined ideogram (one of the Six Methods 六書|六书[liu4 shu1] of forming Chinese characters); Chinese character that combines the meanings of existing elements; also known as joint ideogram or associative compound”.
Meanings
- 1combined ideogram (one of the Six Methods 六書|六书[liu4 shu1] of forming Chinese characters)
- 2Chinese character that combines the meanings of existing elements
- 3also known as joint ideogram or associative compound
- 4to comprehend without being told explicitly
- 5to cotton on
- 6knowing (smile, glance etc)
- Part of speech
- verb