會

See also: 曾 and 会

會	U+6703, 會 CJK UNIFIED IDEOGRAPH-6703

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Japanese	会
Simplified	会
Traditional	會

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Han character

會 (Kangxi radical 73, 曰+9, 13 strokes, cangjie input 人一田日 (OMWA), four-corner 8060₆, composition ⿱亼𭥴)

Derived characters

儈, (侩), 噲, (哙), 嬒, (𫰢), 徻, 懀, (𢙓), 澮, (浍), 獪, (狯), 𢶒, (𪭯), 檜, (桧), 燴, (烩), 璯, (㻅), 膾, (脍), 禬, (𰧻), 瞺, 襘, (𫋻), 糩, (𱸾), 繪, (絵, 绘), 旝, (𰕭), 譮, 鱠, (𩷆, 鲙), 劊, (刽), 鄶, (郐), 朇, 廥, (𰏶), 薈, (荟), 癐, (𤶊), 鬠, (𫘽), 𡳳, (𡳃)

References

Kangxi Dictionary: page 503, character 8

Dai Kanwa Jiten: character 14306

Dae Jaweon: page 878, character 9

Hanyu Da Zidian (first edition): volume 2, page 1524, character 5

Unihan data for U+6703

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trad.		會
simp.		会
alternative forms		㑹㞧㣛𠃐𣌭㑹㞧㣛𠃐𣌭𣥈

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Historical forms of the character 會
Shang	Western Zhou	Shuowen Jiezi (compiled in Han)	Liushutong (compiled in Ming)
Oracle bone script	Bronze inscriptions	Small seal script	Transcribed ancient scripts

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	Old Chinese
譮	*qʰruːbs
會	koːbs, ɡoːbs
儈	*koːbs
膾	*koːbs
鱠	*koːbs
襘	*koːbs
禬	koːbs, ɡoːbs
檜	koːbs, koːd
旝	*koːbs
澮	*koːbs
鄶	*koːbs
廥	*koːbs
鬠	koːbs, ɡoːd
劊	koːbs, koːd
獪	koːbs, kroːbs
繪	*ɡoːbs
懀	qoːbs, qroːbs, *qroːbs
薈	*qoːbs
嬒	qoːbs, qoːd
瞺	*qoːbs
噲	*kʰroːbs
璯	*kʰroːbs

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Characters in the same phonetic series (會) (Zhengzhang, 2003)

Pictogram (象形) . The upper part and the lower part of the character, on the basis of the original versions, can be unified into 合 (two open mouths) with a food container in the middle; this character means both "bring together" (e.g., bring together people to discuss, putting a lid on a vessel) and "close, shut". The top of the character resembles 食, but it's connected to another mouth at the bottom of the character. The food container could be a kuài 膾, an ancient container for raw fish and finely minced/chopped meat.

As an alternative, it's a pointed lid on top of a container, with a mouth at the bottom either to indicate the activity of talking or as a distinguish mark to differentiate it from 食.

Etymology

Most of the pronunciations are ultimately cognate, derived from a root meaning "to join, to come together ~ to meet, to gather ~ to match, to fit ~ to understand". Perhaps related to 合 (OC *kuːb, *ɡuːb, “to match”) ~ 蓋 (OC *kaːbs, *kaːb, *ɡaːb, “lid”).

However, Min Nan ē instead derives from 解 (OC *kreːʔ, *kreːs, *ɡreːʔ, *ɡreːs, “to understand”) (Yang, 2001).

Pronunciation 1

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Variety	Location	edit 會 (開會)
Mandarin	Beijing	/xuei⁵¹/
	Harbin	/xuei⁵³/
	Tianjin	/xuei⁵³/
	Jinan	/xuei²¹/
	Qingdao	/xue⁴²/
	Zhengzhou	/xuei³¹²/
	Xi'an	/xuei⁴⁴/
	Xining	/xuɨ²¹³/
	Yinchuan	/xuei¹³/
	Lanzhou	/xuei¹³/
	Ürümqi	/xuei²¹³/
	Wuhan	/xuei³⁵/
	Chengdu	/xuei¹³/
	Guiyang	/xuei²¹³/
	Kunming	/xuei²¹²/
	Nanjing	/xuəi⁴⁴/
	Hefei	/xue⁵³/
Jin	Taiyuan	/xuei⁴⁵/
	Pingyao	/xuæ³⁵/
	Hohhot	/xuei⁵⁵/
Wu	Shanghai	/ɦue²³/
	Suzhou	/ɦue̞³¹/
	Hangzhou	/ɦui¹³/
	Wenzhou	/vai²²/
Hui	Shexian	/xuɛ²²/ /uɛ²²/
Hui	Tunxi	/xuə¹¹/
Xiang	Changsha	/fei⁵⁵/ /fei¹¹/
Xiang	Xiangtan	/ɸəi²¹/
Gan	Nanchang	/fɨi²¹/
Hakka	Meixian	/fi⁵³/
Hakka	Taoyuan	/fui⁵⁵/
Cantonese	Guangzhou	/wui³⁵/
	Nanning	/wui²²/
	Hong Kong	/wui³⁵/
Min	Xiamen (Hokkien)	/hue²²/ /e²²/
	Fuzhou (Eastern Min)	/huɔi²⁴²/
	Jian'ou (Northern Min)	/xo⁴⁴/
	Shantou (Teochew)	/hue³⁵/
	Haikou (Hainanese)	/hui³³/ /ɔi³³/ ～做

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Rime
Character	會
Reading #	1/2
Initial (聲)	匣 (33)
Final (韻)	泰 (26)
Tone (調)	Departing (H)
Openness (開合)	Closed
Division (等)	I
Fanqie	黃外切
Baxter	hwajH
Reconstructions
Zhengzhang Shangfang	/ɦuɑi^H/
Pan Wuyun	/ɦʷɑi^H/
Shao Rongfen	/ɣuɑi^H/
Edwin Pulleyblank	/ɦwaj^H/
Li Rong	/ɣuɑi^H/
Wang Li	/ɣuɑi^H/
Bernhard Karlgren	/ɣuɑi^H/
Expected Mandarin Reflex	huì
Expected Cantonese Reflex	wui⁶

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Baxter–Sagart system 1.1 (2014)
Character	會
Reading #	1/3
Modern Beijing (Pinyin)	huì
Middle Chinese	‹ hwaj^H ›
Old Chinese	/*m-kˁop-s/
English	meeting; have a meeting
Notes for Old Chinese notations in the Baxter–Sagart system: * Parentheses "()" indicate uncertain presence; * Square brackets "[]" indicate uncertain identity, e.g. [t] as coda may in fact be -t or -p; Angle brackets "<>" indicate infix; * Hyphen "-" indicates morpheme boundary; * Period "." indicates syllable boundary.

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Zhengzhang system (2003)
Character	會
Reading #	2/2
No.	5507
Phonetic component	會
Rime group	蓋
Rime subdivision	3
Corresponding MC rime
Old Chinese	/*ɡoːbs/
Notes	金文從合甑，合亦聲，說文古文作㣛，皆表與合同源

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Mandarin
(Standard)
(Pinyin): huì (hui⁴)

(Zhuyin): ㄏㄨㄟˋ

(Chengdu, Sichuanese Pinyin): hui⁴

(Xi'an, Guanzhong Pinyin): huī

(Nanjing, Nanjing Pinyin): huī

(Dungan, Cyrillic and Wiktionary): хуэй (huey, III)
Cantonese
(Guangzhou–Hong Kong, Jyutping): wui⁶ / wui^6-2

(Taishan, Wiktionary): voi⁵ / voi^5*
Gan (Wiktionary): fi⁵
Hakka
(Sixian, PFS): fi

(Hailu, HRS): fui^˖

(Meixian, Guangdong): fi⁴
Jin (Wiktionary): hui³
Northern Min (KCR): ŏ̤
Eastern Min (BUC): huôi
Southern Min
(Hokkien, POJ): hōe / hē / hēr

(Teochew, Peng'im): huê⁶
Wu (Northern, Wugniu): ⁶we
Xiang (Changsha, Wiktionary): fei⁵ / fei⁴

Mandarin
- (Standard Chinese)⁺
  - Hanyu Pinyin: huì
  - Zhuyin: ㄏㄨㄟˋ
  - Tongyong Pinyin: huèi
  - Wade–Giles: hui⁴
  - Yale: hwèi
  - Gwoyeu Romatzyh: huey
  - Palladius: хуэй (xuej)
  - Sinological IPA ^(key): /xu̯eɪ̯⁵¹/
- (Chengdu)
  - Sichuanese Pinyin: hui⁴
  - Scuanxua Ladinxua Xin Wenz: xui
  - Sinological IPA ^(key): /xuei²¹³/
- (Xi'an)
  - Guanzhong Pinyin: huī
  - Sinological IPA ^(key): /xuei⁵⁵/
- (Nanjing)
  - Nanjing Pinyin: huī
  - Nanjing Pinyin (numbered): hui⁴
  - Sinological IPA ^(key): /xuəi⁴⁴/
- (Dungan)
  - Cyrillic and Wiktionary: хуэй (huey, III)
  - Sinological IPA ^(key): /xuɛi⁴⁴/
  (Note: Dungan pronunciation is currently experimental and may be inaccurate.)
Cantonese
- (Standard Cantonese, Guangzhou–Hong Kong)
  - Jyutping: wui⁶ / wui^6-2
  - Yale: wuih / wúi
  - Cantonese Pinyin: wui⁶ / wui^6-2
  - Guangdong Romanization: wui⁶ / wui^6-2
  - Sinological IPA ^(key): /wuːi̯²²/, /wuːi̯²²⁻³⁵/
- (Taishanese, Taicheng)
  - Wiktionary: voi⁵ / voi^5*
  - Sinological IPA ^(key): /vᵘɔi³²/, /vᵘɔi³²⁻³²⁵/
Gan
- (Nanchang)
  - Wiktionary: fi⁵
  - Sinological IPA ^(key): /fɨi¹¹/
Hakka
- (Sixian, incl. Miaoli and Neipu)
  - Pha̍k-fa-sṳ: fi
  - Hakka Romanization System: fi
  - Hagfa Pinyim: fi⁴
  - Sinological IPA: /fi⁵⁵/
- (Hailu, incl. Zhudong)
  - Hakka Romanization System: fui^˖
  - Sinological IPA: /fui³³/
- (Meixian)
  - Guangdong: fi⁴
  - Sinological IPA: /fi⁵³/
Jin
- (Taiyuan)⁺
  - Wiktionary: hui³
  - Sinological IPA (old-style): /xuei⁴⁵/
Northern Min
- (Jian'ou)
  - Kienning Colloquial Romanized: ŏ̤
  - Sinological IPA ^(key): /ɔ²⁴/
Eastern Min
- (Fuzhou)
  - Bàng-uâ-cê: huôi
  - Sinological IPA ^(key): /hui²⁴²/
Southern Min
- (Hokkien: Xiamen, Quanzhou, Zhangzhou, General Taiwanese)
  - Pe̍h-ōe-jī: hōe
  - Tâi-lô: huē
  - Phofsit Daibuun: hoe
  - IPA (Quanzhou): /hue⁴¹/
  - IPA (Taipei, Kaohsiung): /hue³³/
  - IPA (Xiamen, Zhangzhou): /hue²²/
- (Hokkien: Xiamen, General Taiwanese)
  - Pe̍h-ōe-jī: hē
  - Tâi-lô: hē
  - Phofsit Daibuun: he
  - IPA (Xiamen): /he²²/
  - IPA (Taipei): /he³³/
- (Hokkien: Quanzhou)
  - Pe̍h-ōe-jī: hēr
  - Tâi-lô: hēr
  - IPA (Quanzhou): /hə⁴¹/

Note:

Xiamen:
- hōe - literary;
- hē - vernacular (limited, e.g. 分會, 會仔, 會頭).
Quanzhou:
- hōe - literary;
- hēr - vernacular (limited, e.g. 分會).

- (Teochew)
  - Peng'im: huê⁶
  - Pe̍h-ōe-jī-like: huĕ
  - Sinological IPA ^(key): /hue³⁵/
Wu
- (Northern: Shanghai, Suzhou)
  - Wugniu: ⁶we
  - MiniDict: we^去
  - Wiktionary Romanisation (Shanghai): ³hhue
  - Sinological IPA (Shanghai): /ɦue²³/
  - Sinological IPA (Suzhou): /ɦue²³¹/
Xiang
- (Changsha)
  - Wiktionary: fei⁵ / fei⁴
  - Sinological IPA ^(key): /ɸe̞i̯²¹/, /ɸe̞i̯⁴⁵/

Note:

fei5 - vernacular;
fei4 - literary.

Dialectal data

Middle Chinese: hwajH

Old Chinese
(Baxter–Sagart): /*m-kˤop-s/

(Zhengzhang): /*ɡoːbs/

Definitions

會

union; group; association (Classifier: 個／个)
社會／社会 ― shèhuì ― society

幫會／帮会 ― bānghuì ― secret society, underworld gang

同鄉會／同乡会 ― tóngxiānghuì ― association or club of people from the same region living elsewhere
1. (Cantonese) mutual aid association that raises fund
  月餅會／月饼会 [Cantonese] ― jyut⁶ beng² wui^6-2 [Jyutping] ― (please add an English translation of this usage example)
economic or political centre; major city
都會／都会 ― dūhuì ― metropolis; major city

省會／省会 ― shěnghuì ― provincial capital
occasion; opportunity; chance
機會／机会 ― jīhuì ― opportunity
^† lid; cover
啟會／启会 ― qǐhuì ― to uncover
^† to match; to conform
^† to marry
^† to copulate
to gather; to assemble
會餐／会餐 ― huìcān ― to dine together

昨天我沒有會著他。 [MSC, trad.]
昨天我没有会着他。 [MSC, simp.]
Zuótiān wǒ méiyǒu huìzhe tā. [Pinyin]
I didn't see him yesterday.
to meet; to rendezvous
會見／会见 ― huìjiàn ― to meet with

會面／会面 ― huìmiàn ― to meet with

我要到車站會朋友 [MSC, trad.]
我要到车站会朋友 [MSC, simp.]
wǒ yào dào chēzhàn huì péngyǒu [Pinyin]
I have to go to the station to meet a friend.
meeting; gathering (Classifier: 場／场; 次)
會議／会议 ― huìyì ― meeting, conference

座談會／座谈会 ― zuòtánhuì ― symposium; forum

我還有個會要開。 [MSC, trad.]
我还有个会要开。 [MSC, simp.]
Wǒ háiyǒu ge huì yào kāi. [Pinyin]
I have a meeting to go to.
1. Especially, meetings of deputies of their sovereigns in ancient China to form alliances.
  盟會／盟会 ― ménghuì ― meeting of sovereigns
  - 葵丘之會，諸侯束牲載書而不歃血。 [Classical Chinese, trad.]
    葵丘之会，诸侯束牲载书而不歃血。 [Classical Chinese, simp.]
    From: Mencius, c. 4^th century BCE
    Kuíqiū zhī huì, zhūhóu shù shēng zàishū ér bù shàxuè. [Pinyin]
    At the assembly of the princes in Kui Qiu, he bound the victim and placed the writing upon it, but did not slay it to smear their mouths with the blood.
temple fair
廟會／庙会 ― miàohuì ― temple fair

趕會／赶会 ― gǎnhuì ― to attend a temple fair
to understand; to grasp
體會／体会 ― tǐhuì ― to know from experience

誤會／误会 ― wùhuì ― to misunderstand
^† rhythm; cadence
節會／节会 ― jiéhuì ― rhythm of a musical piece
(literary) by chance; as it happens
(literary) ought to; should
(Zhangzhou Hokkien) to clarify; to clear up
(Zhangzhou Hokkien) to express appreciation verbally
(Taoism) epoch, a lunar or grand cycle of 10,800 years

Synonyms

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Variety	Location	Words edit
Classical Chinese		會, 適
Formal (Written Standard Chinese)		恰巧, 恰好, 恰恰, 碰巧, 剛好, 剛巧, 正好, 正巧, 趕巧, 湊巧
Northeastern Mandarin	Beijing	正好, 碰巧, 可可兒的
	Langfang	正好兒
	Harbin	正巧
Jilu Mandarin	Tangshan	碰巧兒
	Cangzhou	正巧兒
	Baoding	碰巧
	Shijiazhuang	正巧兒
	Jinan	正好, 剛好, 碰巧, 湊巧
Jiaoliao Mandarin	Yantai (Muping)	趕巧兒
Central Plains Mandarin	Luoyang	碰巧, 湊巧
	Daming	正好兒
	Wanrong	剛, 妙, 可妙, 湊妙
	Xi'an	正好, 剛好, 剛好兒, 妙的
	Xining	正好
	Xuzhou	驗好, 驗好兒, 驗巧, 適巧
Lanyin Mandarin	Yinchuan	湊巧, 恰巧
	Lanzhou	將巧
	Ürümqi	剛好, 正好, 剛巧, 正巧, 碰巧, 正, 將好兒
Southwestern Mandarin	Chengdu	端端, 剛好, 將好, 恰好, 恰恰
	Wuhan	正巧, 恰恰, 神神
	Guiyang	恰巧, 湊巧, 碰巧
	Kunming	剛好, 恰恰的
	Liuzhou	扣到, 扣扣, 正, 碰巧
Jianghuai Mandarin	Nanjing	正, 將將
	Yangzhou	剛好, 剛剛好, 齊巧, 正好, 將好
	Nantong	碰巧
	Hefei	正好, 將好, 碰巧
Cantonese	Guangzhou	碰啱, 撞啱, 湊啱, 啱好, 啱, 啱啱, 啱啱好, 啱啱線
	Hong Kong	咁啱, 撞啱, 碰啱, 啱啱
	Macau	啱啱
	Guangzhou (Zengcheng)	啱啱好
	Foshan	啱好
	Foshan (Sanshui)	啱啱好
	Foshan (Mingcheng, Gaoming)	啱啱
	Zhongshan (Shiqi)	啱算
	Zhuhai (Qianshan, Xiangzhou)	啱算
	Jiangmen (Baisha)	啱啱
	Taishan	碰啱
	Heshan (Yayao)	啱啱好
	Dongguan	啱先
	Yangjiang	哏好, 啱
	Xinyi	啱好, 啱啱
Gan	Nanchang	合適, 碰巧
	Lichuan	剛好
	Pingxiang	嵌嵌, 嵌嵌仔, 嵌好, 合式, 緊光
Hakka	Meixian	啱好, 啱啱
	Shenzhen (Shatoujiao)	啱啱
	Zhongshan (Nanlang Heshui)	啱算
	Guangzhou (Lütian, Conghua)	啱啱
	Yudu	將好, 剛好
	Miaoli (N. Sixian)	堵好, 堵堵好
	Pingtung (Neipu; S. Sixian)	堵好, 堵堵好
	Hsinchu County (Zhudong; Hailu)	堵好, 堵堵好
	Taichung (Dongshi; Dabu)	堵好, 堵堵好
	Hsinchu County (Qionglin; Raoping)	堵好, 堵堵好
	Yunlin (Lunbei; Zhao'an)	堵好, 堵堵好
Huizhou	Jixi	剛好
Jin	Taiyuan	剛好, 可可底, 正好, 正巧
	Xinzhou	正好, 嵌好, 嵌好好兒, 嵌嵌兒, 可好, 可好好兒, 可可兒
	Zhangjiakou	剛巧
	Handan	正好兒
Northern Min	Jian'ou	頃頃好
Eastern Min	Fuzhou	正正好, 堵堵好
Southern Min	Xiamen	對對, 拄好, 拄仔好, 注死, 湊拄歁, 千千, 千拄千, 拄巧, 拄拄, 拄拄仔好
	Quanzhou	對對, 拄好, 拄仔好, 湊拄歁, 千千, 千拄千, 拄千
	Zhangzhou	對對, 拄好, 拄仔好, 拄欸好, 注死, 拄, 死病, 湊拄歁, 湊拄歁仔, 湊巧, 湊歁, 湊歁仔, 千千, 千拄千, 拄仔, 拄拄, 拄拄仔
	Kaohsiung	拄好
	Yilan	拄好
	Changhua (Lukang)	拄好
	Taichung	拄好
	Taichung (Wuqi)	拄好
	Tainan	拄好
	Taitung	拄好
	Hsinchu	拄仔好
	Penghu (Magong)	拄好
	Zhangping	堵堵, 堵好, 堵湊
	Chaozhou	堵堵, 堵好
	Shantou	湊巧, 恰巧, 堵堵, 啱
	Shantou (Chaoyang)	啱
	Jieyang	堵堵, 堵遇, 合合, 合昘, 合嘬, 啱, 啱啱
	Puning	合事, 合合, 合昘
	Haikou	啱, 啱啱
Southern Pinghua	Nanning (Tingzi)	正好
Wu	Shanghai	剛, 齊巧, 正好, 正巧, 剛巧, 剛剛, 剛正好, 剛剛好, 正正好好, 貼正, 貼正好, 恰好, 貼准, 恰恰叫, 恰恰好, 眼眼叫, 眼眼調, 扣揢扣, 碰巧, 湊巧, 齊頭 dated, 齊頭好 dated
	Shanghai (Chuansha, Pudong)	剛, 剛剛
	Shanghai (Fengxian)	剛剛好
	Shanghai (Jinshan)	剛剛好, 正好子
	Shanghai (Qingpu)	剛剛好, 恰好
	Shanghai (Chongming)	正好, 剛, 剛剛
	Suzhou	剛巧, 剛正, 剛好, 齊巧, 齊頭, 眼眼調
	Wuxi	齊頭數, 齊巧
	Danyang	湊巧, 齊巧, 剛好, 正好, 齊巧好
	Hangzhou	剛巧, 正巧, 齊巧
	Ningbo	剛剛, 扣好, 扣扣, 候扣, 眼眼叫, 齊巧
	Wenzhou	恰兩恰兒, 恰恰兒, 扣扣, 扣門兒
	Jinhua	頂對, 正好, 正好兒, 剛好
Xiang	Changsha	剛合, 如勢, 獨如, 正好, 恰好
	Loudi	恰好, 正好
	Shuangfeng	正好

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Dialectal synonyms of 恰巧 (“by chance; as it happens”) [map]

(Taoist): 大天干

Compounds

一讀會／一读会
三合會／三合会 (sānhéhuì)
上會／上会 (shànghuì)
三讀會／三读会
不會／不会
不理會／不理会
不良會／不良会
中常會／中常会
中幡會／中幡会
中選會／中选会
九老會／九老会
二會子／二会子
互助會／互助会 (hùzhùhuì)
交會／交会 (jiāohuì)
休會／休会 (xiūhuì)
佛會／佛会
例會／例会 (lìhuì)
便會／便会
保皇會／保皇会
倒會／倒会
傅會／傅会 (fùhuì)
僑委會／侨委会
元會／元会
兄弟會／兄弟会 (xiōngdìhuì)
光復會／光复会
全會／全会 (quánhuì)
八會穴／八会穴
公平會／公平会
公會／公会 (gōnghuì)
公聽會／公听会 (gōngtīnghuì)
公議會／公议会
再會／再会 (zàihuì)
冥會／冥会
出社會／出社会
副會長／副会长
勞委會／劳委会 (láowěihuì)
區運會／区运会
協會／协会 (xiéhuì)
博覽會／博览会 (bólǎnhuì)
厄會／厄会
參會／参会 (cānhuì)
參議會／参议会
古城會／古城会
只會／只会
司會／司会
同學會／同学会 (tóngxuéhuì)
同樂會／同乐会
同盟會／同盟会 (tóngménghuì)
同鄉會／同乡会 (tóngxiānghuì)
和會／和会
呵會／呵会
唐會要／唐会要
哥老會／哥老会 (Gēlǎohuì)
商會／商会 (shānghuì)
單刀會／单刀会
嘉會／嘉会
四健會／四健会
四會／四会 (Sìhuì)
國會／国会 (guóhuì)
國科會／国科会 (Guókēhuì)
國統會／国统会
國語會／国语会
園遊會／园游会 (yuányóuhuì)
堂會／堂会
基金會／基金会 (jījīnhuì)
壓花會／压花会
夜會／夜会
夜總會／夜总会 (yèzǒnghuì)
大刀會／大刀会
大會／大会 (dàhuì)
大會串／大会串
大會垓／大会垓
大會師／大会师
大會廳／大会厅
大會操／大会操
大會狀／大会状
大會舞／大会舞
大議會／大议会
大都會／大都会 (dàdūhuì)
天地會／天地会
天足會／天足会
奧會／奥会 (Àohuì)
奧運會／奥运会 (Àoyùnhuì)
女聯會／女联会
委員會／委员会 (wěiyuánhuì)
婦女會／妇女会
婦援會／妇援会
婦聯會／妇联会
學會／学会 (xuéhuì)
安理會／安理会 (Ānlǐhuì)
宋會要／宋会要
官會子／官会子
宗親會／宗亲会 (zōngqīnhuì)
宴會／宴会 (yànhuì)
密會／密会 (mìhuì)
展覽會／展览会 (zhǎnlǎnhuì)
工會／工会 (gōnghuì)
市議會／市议会 (shìyìhuì)
常會／常会 (chánghuì)
幫會／帮会 (bānghuì)
年會／年会 (niánhuì)
幸會／幸会 (xìnghuì)
幽會／幽会 (yōuhuì)
府會／府会
座談會／座谈会 (zuòtánhuì)
廟會／庙会 (miàohuì)
延會／延会
影友會／影友会
後援會／后援会 (hòuyuánhuì)
後會有期／后会有期 (hòuhuìyǒuqī)
心領神會／心领神会 (xīnlǐngshénhuì)
怎麼會／怎么会
惜別會／惜别会
意會／意会 (yìhuì)
慶生會／庆生会 (qìngshēnghuì)
懇親會／恳亲会
打照會／打照会
打茶會／打茶会
找機會／找机会
拜會／拜会 (bàihuì)
搭會／搭会 (dāhuì)
搖會／摇会
支會／支会
放生會／放生会
教會／教会
教育會／教育会 (jiàoyùhuì)
散會／散会 (sànhuì)
文建會／文建会
文復會／文复会
文會／文会 (wénhuì)
旦會／旦会
早餐會／早餐会
時會／时会
晚會／晚会 (wǎnhuì)
暖寒會／暖寒会
曉會／晓会
書會／书会
會一會／会一会
會事／会事
會元／会元 (huìyuán)
會兒／会儿
會典／会典 (huìdiǎn)
會刊／会刊 (huìkān)
會務／会务 (huìwù)
會厭／会厌 (huìyàn)
會厭炎／会厌炎 (huìyànyán)
會友／会友 (huìyǒu)
會同／会同 (huìtóng)
會合／会合 (huìhé)
會合點／会合点
會呈／会呈
會員／会员 (huìyuán)
會哨／会哨
會員國／会员国
會商／会商 (huìshāng)
會址／会址 (huìzhǐ)
會堂／会堂 (huìtáng)
會場／会场 (huìchǎng)
會報／会报
會客／会客 (huìkè)
會客室／会客室 (huìkèshì)
會家／会家
會審／会审 (huìshěn)
會師／会师 (huìshī)
會帳／会帐
會弔／会吊
會得／会得 (huìde)
會心／会心 (huìxīn)
會悟／会悟 (huìwù)
會意／会意 (huìyì)
會戰／会战 (huìzhàn)
會房／会房
會所／会所 (huìsuǒ)
會操／会操
會文／会文
會晤／会晤 (huìwù)
會朝／会朝
會期／会期 (huìqī)
會標／会标
會款／会款
會水／会水 (huìshuǐ)
會海／会海
會演／会演 (huìyǎn)
會獵／会猎
會盟／会盟 (huìméng)
會真／会真
會眾／会众 (huìzhòng)
會社／会社 (huìshè)
會稿／会稿
會籍／会籍 (huìjí)
會考／会考 (huìkǎo)
會聖／会圣
會腳／会脚
會萃／会萃
會葬／会葬 (huìzàng)
會要／会要
會見／会见 (huìjiàn)
會規／会规
會親／会亲
會訊／会讯
會診／会诊 (huìzhěn)
會試／会试 (huìshì)
會話／会话 (huìhuà)
會談／会谈 (huìtán)
會課／会课
會議／会议 (huìyì)
會議室／会议室 (huìyìshì)
會費／会费 (huìfèi)
會通／会通 (huìtōng)
會鈔／会钞
會銜／会衔
會錢／会钱
會錯意／会错意 (huìcuòyì)
會長／会长 (huìzhǎng)
會門／会门
會陰／会阴 (huìyīn)
會集／会集 (huìjí)
會面／会面 (huìmiàn)
會章／会章
會須／会须 (huìxū)
會頭／会头
會食／会食
會飯／会饭
會飲／会饮
會餐／会餐 (huìcān)
會館／会馆 (huìguǎn)
會首／会首
會黨／会党 (huìdǎng)
會鼓／会鼓
會齊／会齐 (huìqí)
月會／月会 (yuèhuì)
有會／有会
朝會／朝会
期會／期会
校友會／校友会 (xiàoyǒuhuì)
構會／构会
標會／标会
樓臺會／楼台会
機會／机会 (jīhuì)
檢討會／检讨会
歌友會／歌友会
歡會／欢会
武會／武会
死約會／死约会
母姊會／母姊会
水會／水会
沒理會／没理会
法會／法会 (fǎhuì)
活會／活会
流會／流会 (liúhuì)
浸信會／浸信会 (Jìnxìnhuì)
海協會／海协会 (Hǎixiéhuì)
消基會／消基会
海基會／海基会 (Hǎijīhuì)
消寒會／消寒会
浸禮會／浸礼会
湯餅會／汤饼会
漁會／渔会
澠池會／渑池会
照會／照会 (zhàohuì)
熟會／熟会
燈會／灯会
營火會／营火会
獅子會／狮子会
班會／班会 (bānhuì)
理事會／理事会 (lǐshìhuì)
理會／理会 (lǐhuì)
畫會／画会
發表會／发表会
登高會／登高会
百會／百会
盂蘭會／盂兰会
盒子會／盒子会
盛會／盛会 (shènghuì)
省會／省会 (shěnghuì)
相會／相会 (xiānghuì)
省議會／省议会
知會／知会 (zhīhuì)
社會／社会 (shèhuì)
社會化／社会化 (shèhuìhuà)
社會學／社会学 (shèhuìxué)
社會局／社会局
社會性／社会性 (shèhuìxìng)
神會／神会
移會／移会
筆會／笔会 (bǐhuì)
筵會／筵会 (yánhuì)
紀念會／纪念会 (jìniànhuì)
約會／约会 (yuēhuì)
紅槍會／红枪会
級會／级会 (jíhuì)
結會／结会
緣會／缘会
縣議會／县议会
總會／总会 (zǒnghuì)
群英會／群英会
老人會／老人会
老鼠會／老鼠会
耶穌會／耶稣会 (Yēsūhuì)
聚會／聚会 (jùhuì)
聚精會神／聚精会神 (jùjīnghuìshén)
聯招會／联招会
聯歡會／联欢会 (liánhuānhuì)
聯誼會／联谊会 (liányìhuì)
聽證會／听证会 (tīngzhènghuì)
臨時會／临时会
自治會／自治会
與會／与会 (yùhuì)
興中會／兴中会
興會／兴会 (xìnghuì)
舞會／舞会 (wǔhuì)
花會／花会 (huāhuì)
茶會／茶会 (cháhuì)
茶湯會／茶汤会
茱萸會／茱萸会
茶話會／茶话会 (cháhuàhuì)
華興會／华兴会
董事會／董事会 (dǒngshìhuì)
藍橋會／蓝桥会
蘭亭會／兰亭会
蟠桃會／蟠桃会
行會／行会
表演會／表演会
觀摩會／观摩会
解會／解会
評議會／评议会 (píngyìhuì)
誤會／误会 (wùhuì)
談話會／谈话会
講習會／讲习会 (jiǎngxíhuì)
證管會／证管会
議會／议会 (yìhuì)
議會制／议会制
讀會／读会
貴會／贵会
資策會／资策会
賽會／赛会 (sàihuì)
赴會／赴会 (fùhuì)
趕會／赶会
路德會／路德会 (Lùdéhuì)
跟會／跟会
車輪會／车轮会
辯論會／辩论会 (biànlùnhuì)
農會／农会 (nónghuì)
迎會／迎会
追悼會／追悼会 (zhuīdàohuì)
週會／周会
運動會／运动会 (yùndònghuì)
遊園會／游园会 (yóuyuánhuì)
過會／过会
運會／运会
遊藝會／游艺会
邀會／邀会
部會／部会 (bùhuì)
都會／都会 (dūhuì)
都會區／都会区 (dūhuìqū)
酒會／酒会 (jiǔhuì)
錢會／钱会
長老會／长老会 (Zhǎnglǎohuì)
閉會／闭会 (bìhuì)
開會／开会 (kāihuì)
閒理會／闲理会
關會／关会
附會／附会 (fùhuì)
際會／际会
集會／集会 (jíhuì)
雅會／雅会
離會／离会
青年會／青年会
面會／面会 (miànhuì)
音樂會／音乐会 (yīnyuèhuì)
竟會／竟会
領會／领会 (lǐnghuì)
養會／养会
餐會／餐会
香會／香会 (xiānghuì)
體會／体会 (tǐhuì)
高會／高会
鴻門會／鸿门会
黑社會／黑社会 (hēishèhuì)
黑龍會／黑龙会
齋會／斋会 (zhāihuì)
龍華會／龙华会

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Rime
Character	會
Reading #	1/2
Initial (聲)	匣 (33)
Final (韻)	泰 (26)
Tone (調)	Departing (H)
Openness (開合)	Closed
Division (等)	I
Fanqie	黃外切
Baxter	hwajH
Reconstructions
Zhengzhang Shangfang	/ɦuɑi^H/
Pan Wuyun	/ɦʷɑi^H/
Shao Rongfen	/ɣuɑi^H/
Edwin Pulleyblank	/ɦwaj^H/
Li Rong	/ɣuɑi^H/
Wang Li	/ɣuɑi^H/
Bernhard Karlgren	/ɣuɑi^H/
Expected Mandarin Reflex	huì
Expected Cantonese Reflex	wui⁶

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Baxter–Sagart system 1.1 (2014)
Character	會
Reading #	1/3
Modern Beijing (Pinyin)	huì
Middle Chinese	‹ hwaj^H ›
Old Chinese	/*m-kˁop-s/
English	meeting; have a meeting
Notes for Old Chinese notations in the Baxter–Sagart system: * Parentheses "()" indicate uncertain presence; * Square brackets "[]" indicate uncertain identity, e.g. [t] as coda may in fact be -t or -p; Angle brackets "<>" indicate infix; * Hyphen "-" indicates morpheme boundary; * Period "." indicates syllable boundary.

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Zhengzhang system (2003)
Character	會
Reading #	2/2
No.	5507
Phonetic component	會
Rime group	蓋
Rime subdivision	3
Corresponding MC rime
Old Chinese	/*ɡoːbs/
Notes	金文從合甑，合亦聲，說文古文作㣛，皆表與合同源

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Mandarin
(Standard)
(Pinyin): huì (hui⁴)

(Zhuyin): ㄏㄨㄟˋ

(Chengdu, Sichuanese Pinyin): hui⁴

(Dungan, Cyrillic and Wiktionary): хуэй (huey, III)
Cantonese
(Guangzhou–Hong Kong, Jyutping): wui⁵ / wui³

(Taishan, Wiktionary): voi⁴
Gan (Wiktionary): ui⁵
Hakka
(Sixian, PFS): voi

(Meixian, Guangdong): voi⁴
Jin (Wiktionary): hui³
Eastern Min (BUC): â̤
Southern Min
(Hokkien, POJ): ē / ě / ōe / ēre

(Teochew, Peng'im): oi⁶
Wu (Shanghai, Wugniu): ⁵ue
Xiang (Changsha, Wiktionary): fei⁵ / fei⁴

Mandarin
- (Standard Chinese)⁺
  - Hanyu Pinyin: huì
  - Zhuyin: ㄏㄨㄟˋ
  - Tongyong Pinyin: huèi
  - Wade–Giles: hui⁴
  - Yale: hwèi
  - Gwoyeu Romatzyh: huey
  - Palladius: хуэй (xuej)
  - Sinological IPA ^(key): /xu̯eɪ̯⁵¹/
- (Chengdu)
  - Sichuanese Pinyin: hui⁴
  - Scuanxua Ladinxua Xin Wenz: xui
  - Sinological IPA ^(key): /xuei²¹³/
- (Dungan)
  - Cyrillic and Wiktionary: хуэй (huey, III)
  - Sinological IPA ^(key): /xuɛi⁴⁴/
  (Note: Dungan pronunciation is currently experimental and may be inaccurate.)
Cantonese
- (Standard Cantonese, Guangzhou–Hong Kong)
  - Jyutping: wui⁵ / wui³
  - Yale: wúih / wui
  - Cantonese Pinyin: wui⁵ / wui³
  - Guangdong Romanization: wui⁵ / wui³
  - Sinological IPA ^(key): /wuːi̯¹³/, /wuːi̯³³/

Note: wui3 - nonstandard.

- (Taishanese, Taicheng)
  - Wiktionary: voi⁴
  - Sinological IPA ^(key): /vᵘɔi²¹/
Gan
- (Nanchang)
  - Wiktionary: ui⁵
  - Sinological IPA ^(key): /ui¹¹/
Hakka
- (Sixian, incl. Miaoli and Neipu)
  - Pha̍k-fa-sṳ: voi
  - Hakka Romanization System: voi
  - Hagfa Pinyim: voi⁴
  - Sinological IPA: /voi̯⁵⁵/
- (Meixian)
  - Guangdong: voi⁴
  - Sinological IPA: /ʋoɪ⁵³/
Jin
- (Taiyuan)⁺
  - Wiktionary: hui³
  - Sinological IPA (old-style): /xuei⁴⁵/
Eastern Min
- (Fuzhou)
  - Bàng-uâ-cê: â̤
  - Sinological IPA ^(key): /ɑ²⁴²/

Note: substitute character for 解, which may be related to 會.

Southern Min
- (Hokkien: Xiamen, Zhangzhou, Kaohsiung, Taipei, Tainan, Taichung, Lukang, Yilan, Kinmen, Magong, Hsinchu, Singapore)
  - Pe̍h-ōe-jī: ē
  - Tâi-lô: ē
  - Phofsit Daibuun: e
  - IPA (Kaohsiung, Taipei, Tainan, Yilan): /e³³/
  - IPA (Lukang): /e³¹/
  - IPA (Xiamen, Zhangzhou, Kinmen, Singapore): /e²²/
- (Hokkien: Quanzhou, Lukang)
  - Pe̍h-ōe-jī: ě
  - Tâi-lô: ě
  - IPA (Lukang): /e³³/
  - IPA (Quanzhou): /e²²/
- (Hokkien: Xiamen, Taipei, Kinmen, Magong, Singapore)
  - Pe̍h-ōe-jī: ōe
  - Tâi-lô: uē
  - Phofsit Daibuun: oe
  - IPA (Xiamen, Kinmen, Singapore): /ue²²/
  - IPA (Taipei): /ue³³/
- (Hokkien: Sanxia)
  - Pe̍h-ōe-jī: ēre
  - Tâi-lô: erē

Note: substitute character for 解, which may be related to 會.

- (Teochew)
  - Peng'im: oi⁶
  - Pe̍h-ōe-jī-like: ŏi
  - Sinological IPA ^(key): /oi³⁵/

Note: substitute character for 解, which may be related to 會.

Wu
- (Northern: Shanghai)
  - Wugniu: ⁵ue
  - MiniDict: ue^去
  - Wiktionary Romanisation (Shanghai): ²ue
  - Sinological IPA (Shanghai): /ue³⁴/
Xiang
- (Changsha)
  - Wiktionary: fei⁵ / fei⁴
  - Sinological IPA ^(key): /ɸe̞i̯²¹/, /ɸe̞i̯⁴⁵/

Note:

fei5 - vernacular;
fei4 - literary.

Middle Chinese: hwajH

Old Chinese
(Baxter–Sagart): /*m-kˤop-s/

(Zhengzhang): /*ɡoːbs/

Definitions

會

to know how to perform a task; can; to be able to
我不會游泳。／我不会游泳。 ― Wǒ bùhuì yóuyǒng. ― I don't know how to swim.

你會騎自行車嗎？會。 [MSC, trad.]
你会骑自行车吗？会。 [MSC, simp.]
Nǐ huì qí zìxíngchē ma? Huì. [Pinyin]
Can you ride a bike? Yes.

我會英語，不會法語。 [MSC, trad.]
我会英语，不会法语。 [MSC, simp.]
Wǒ huì yīngyǔ, bù huì fǎyǔ. [Pinyin]
I can (speak) English but can't (speak) French.

他還會兩齣京戲。 [MSC, trad.]
他还会两出京戏。 [MSC, simp.]
Tā hái huì liǎng chū Jīngxì. [Pinyin]
He is able (to sing) a few airs of Beijing Opera.
to be good at; to be skillful in
他很會跳舞。／他很会跳舞。 ― Tā hěn huì tiàowǔ. ― He can dance very well.

你太不會說話了。 [MSC, trad.]
你太不会说话了。 [MSC, simp.]
Nǐ tài bùhuì shuōhuà le. [Pinyin]
You are so incapable of speaking.
will; to be likely to; to be sure to
他會不會已經走了？ [MSC, trad.]
他会不会已经走了？ [MSC, simp.]
Tā huì bùhuì yǐjīng zǒu le? [Pinyin]
Is it likely that he has already left?

火車會準時到達。 [MSC, trad.]
火车会准时到达。 [MSC, simp.]
Huǒchē huì zhǔnshí dàodá. [Pinyin]
The train will arrive on time.

你明天會在家嗎？會。 [MSC, trad.]
你明天会在家吗？会。 [MSC, simp.]
Nǐ míngtiān huì zài jiā ma? Huì. [Pinyin]
Will you be at home tomorrow? Yes.

你陣間會唔會出街？ [Cantonese, trad.]
你阵间会唔会出街？ [Cantonese, simp.]
nei⁵ zan⁶ gaan¹ wui⁵ m⁴ wui⁵ ceot¹ gaai¹? [Jyutping]
Will you go out later?

人人都會犯錯。／人人都会犯错。 ― Rénrén dōu huì fàncuò. ― Everyone makes mistakes.
would; to be willing to

Synonyms

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Variety	Location	Words edit
Formal (Written Standard Chinese)		會
Northeastern Mandarin	Beijing	會
	Taiwan	會
	Malaysia	會
	Singapore	會
Jilu Mandarin	Jinan	會
Central Plains Mandarin	Xi'an	會
Southwestern Mandarin	Chengdu	會
Southwestern Mandarin	Wuhan	會, 曉得
Jianghuai Mandarin	Yangzhou	會
Jianghuai Mandarin	Hefei	會
Cantonese	Guangzhou	會, 識, 識得, 曉
	Hong Kong	識, 識得, 曉
	Hong Kong (San Tin; Weitou)	識
	Macau	識
	Taishan	會, 識, 識領, 曉, 曉領
	Yangjiang	會, 識
	Kuala Lumpur (Guangfu)	識
	Penang (Guangfu)	識
	Singapore (Guangfu)	識
Gan	Nanchang	會, 曉得
Hakka	Meixian	會, 識得, 曉, 曉得
	Miaoli (N. Sixian)	曉得, 會
	Pingtung (Neipu; S. Sixian)	曉得, 會
	Hsinchu County (Zhudong; Hailu)	曉得, 會
	Taichung (Dongshi; Dabu)	曉得, 曉
	Hsinchu County (Qionglin; Raoping)	曉得, 會
	Yunlin (Lunbei; Zhao'an)	會, 會曉
	Hong Kong	曉
	Sabah (Bao'an)	曉
	Kuching (Hepo)	曉
Jin	Taiyuan	會
Northern Min	Jian'ou	惡
Northern Min	Jianyang (Huangkeng)	解
Eastern Min	Fuzhou	會
Southern Min	Xiamen	會, 會曉
	Quanzhou	會, 會曉
	Zhangzhou	會, 會曉
	Taipei	會, 會曉
	New Taipei (Sanxia)	會, 會曉
	Kaohsiung	會, 會曉
	Yilan	會, 會曉
	Changhua (Lukang)	會, 會曉
	Taichung	會, 會曉
	Tainan	會, 會曉
	Hsinchu	會
	Kinmen	會
	Penghu (Magong)	會
	Singapore (Hokkien)	會曉
	Manila (Hokkien)	會曉
	Medan (Hokkien)	會曉
	Chaozhou	會, 會曉
	Shantou	會, 會曉
	Shantou (Chaoyang)	會
	Singapore (Teochew)	會曉
	Wenchang	捌
	Qionghai	捌
	Singapore (Hainanese)	捌
Zhongshan Min	Zhongshan (Longdu, Shaxi)	捌, 捌得
Southern Pinghua	Nanning (Tingzi)	識
Wu	Shanghai	會, 曉得
	Suzhou	會
	Wenzhou	會
Xiang	Changsha	會, 曉得
Xiang	Shuangfeng	會, 曉得

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Dialectal synonyms of 會 (“to know how to; to be able to”) [map]

Derived terms

哪會／哪会 (nai voi)
會使／会使 (â̤-sāi)
會堪得／会堪得 (ē-kham-tit)
會曉／会晓 (ē-hiáu)

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Rime
Character	會
Reading #	1/2
Initial (聲)	匣 (33)
Final (韻)	泰 (26)
Tone (調)	Departing (H)
Openness (開合)	Closed
Division (等)	I
Fanqie	黃外切
Baxter	hwajH
Reconstructions
Zhengzhang Shangfang	/ɦuɑi^H/
Pan Wuyun	/ɦʷɑi^H/
Shao Rongfen	/ɣuɑi^H/
Edwin Pulleyblank	/ɦwaj^H/
Li Rong	/ɣuɑi^H/
Wang Li	/ɣuɑi^H/
Bernhard Karlgren	/ɣuɑi^H/
Expected Mandarin Reflex	huì
Expected Cantonese Reflex	wui⁶

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Baxter–Sagart system 1.1 (2014)
Character	會
Reading #	1/3
Modern Beijing (Pinyin)	huì
Middle Chinese	‹ hwaj^H ›
Old Chinese	/*m-kˁop-s/
English	meeting; have a meeting
Notes for Old Chinese notations in the Baxter–Sagart system: * Parentheses "()" indicate uncertain presence; * Square brackets "[]" indicate uncertain identity, e.g. [t] as coda may in fact be -t or -p; Angle brackets "<>" indicate infix; * Hyphen "-" indicates morpheme boundary; * Period "." indicates syllable boundary.

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Zhengzhang system (2003)
Character	會
Reading #	2/2
No.	5507
Phonetic component	會
Rime group	蓋
Rime subdivision	3
Corresponding MC rime
Old Chinese	/*ɡoːbs/
Notes	金文從合甑，合亦聲，說文古文作㣛，皆表與合同源

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Mandarin
(Standard)
(Pinyin): huì, huǐ (hui⁴, hui³)

(Zhuyin): ㄏㄨㄟˋ, ㄏㄨㄟˇ

(Dungan, Cyrillic and Wiktionary): хуэй (huey, I)
Cantonese (Jyutping): wui⁶

Mandarin
- (Standard Chinese, standard in Mainland)⁺
  - Hanyu Pinyin: huì
  - Zhuyin: ㄏㄨㄟˋ
  - Tongyong Pinyin: huèi
  - Wade–Giles: hui⁴
  - Yale: hwèi
  - Gwoyeu Romatzyh: huey
  - Palladius: хуэй (xuej)
  - Sinological IPA ^(key): /xu̯eɪ̯⁵¹/
- (Standard Chinese, erhua-ed) (會兒／会儿)⁺
  - Hanyu Pinyin: huìr
  - Zhuyin: ㄏㄨㄟˋㄦ
  - Tongyong Pinyin: huèir
  - Wade–Giles: hui⁴-ʼrh
  - Yale: hwèir
  - Gwoyeu Romatzyh: huell
  - Palladius: хуэйр (xuejr)
  - Sinological IPA ^(key): /xu̯əɻ⁵¹/
- (Standard Chinese, standard in Taiwan, common variant in Mainland)⁺
  - Hanyu Pinyin: huǐ
  - Zhuyin: ㄏㄨㄟˇ
  - Tongyong Pinyin: huěi
  - Wade–Giles: hui³
  - Yale: hwěi
  - Gwoyeu Romatzyh: hoei
  - Palladius: хуэй (xuej)
  - Sinological IPA ^(key): /xu̯eɪ̯²¹⁴/
- (Standard Chinese, erhua-ed) (會兒／会儿)⁺
  - Hanyu Pinyin: huǐr
  - Zhuyin: ㄏㄨㄟˇㄦ
  - Tongyong Pinyin: huěir
  - Wade–Giles: hui³-ʼrh
  - Yale: hwěir
  - Gwoyeu Romatzyh: hoel
  - Palladius: хуэйр (xuejr)
  - Sinological IPA ^(key): /xu̯əɻ²¹⁴/
- (Dungan)
  - Cyrillic and Wiktionary: хуэй (huey, I)
  - Sinological IPA ^(key): /xuɛi²⁴/
  (Note: Dungan pronunciation is currently experimental and may be inaccurate.)
Cantonese
- (Standard Cantonese, Guangzhou–Hong Kong)
  - Jyutping: wui⁶
  - Yale: wuih
  - Cantonese Pinyin: wui⁶
  - Guangdong Romanization: wui⁶
  - Sinological IPA ^(key): /wuːi̯²²/

Middle Chinese: hwajH

Old Chinese
(Baxter–Sagart): /*m-kˤop-s/

(Zhengzhang): /*ɡoːbs/

Definitions

會

moment
一會／一会 ― yīhuì ― a moment

會兒／会儿 ― huìr ― a moment

等一會兒。／等一会儿。 ― Děng yīhuìr. ― Wait a moment.

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Variety	Location	edit 會 (會計)
Mandarin	Beijing	/kʰuai⁵¹/
	Harbin	/kʰuai⁵³/
	Tianjin	/kʰuai⁵³/
	Jinan	/kʰuɛ²¹/
	Qingdao	/kʰuɛ⁴²/
	Zhengzhou	/kʰuai³¹²/
	Xi'an	/kʰuai⁵³/
	Xining	/kʰuɛ⁵³/
	Yinchuan	/kʰuɛ¹³/
	Lanzhou	/kʰuɛ¹³/
	Ürümqi	/kʰuai²¹³/
	Wuhan	/kʰuai³⁵/
	Chengdu	/kʰuai¹³/
	Guiyang	/kʰuai⁴²/
	Kunming	/kʰuæ²¹²/
	Nanjing	/kʰuae⁴⁴/
	Hefei	/kʰue̞⁵³/
Jin	Taiyuan	/kʰuai⁴⁵/
	Pingyao	/kʰuæ³⁵/
	Hohhot	/kʰuɛ⁵⁵/
Wu	Shanghai	/kʰue³⁵/
	Suzhou	/kʰue̞⁵¹³/
	Hangzhou	/kʰui⁴⁴⁵/
	Wenzhou	/kai⁴²/
Hui	Shexian	/kʰuɛ³²⁴/ /kuɛ³²⁴/
Hui	Tunxi	/kʰua⁴²/
Xiang	Changsha	/kʰuai⁵⁵/
Xiang	Xiangtan	/kʰuai⁵⁵/
Gan	Nanchang	/kʰuai²¹³/
Hakka	Meixian	/kʰuai⁵³/
Hakka	Taoyuan	/fui⁵⁵/
Cantonese	Guangzhou	/wui²²/
	Nanning	/wui²²/
	Hong Kong	/kʰui³⁵/ /wui²²/
Min	Xiamen (Hokkien)	/kue²¹/
	Fuzhou (Eastern Min)	/kuɔi²¹²/
	Jian'ou (Northern Min)	/kʰo³³/
	Shantou (Teochew)	/kuai²¹³/
	Haikou (Hainanese)	/hui³³/

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Rime
Character	會
Reading #	2/2
Initial (聲)	見 (28)
Final (韻)	泰 (26)
Tone (調)	Departing (H)
Openness (開合)	Closed
Division (等)	I
Fanqie	古外切
Baxter	kwajH
Reconstructions
Zhengzhang Shangfang	/kuɑi^H/
Pan Wuyun	/kʷɑi^H/
Shao Rongfen	/kuɑi^H/
Edwin Pulleyblank	/kwaj^H/
Li Rong	/kuɑi^H/
Wang Li	/kuɑi^H/
Bernhard Karlgren	/kuɑi^H/
Expected Mandarin Reflex	guì
Expected Cantonese Reflex	gui³

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Baxter–Sagart system 1.1 (2014)
Character	會
Reading #	3/3
Modern Beijing (Pinyin)	kuài
Middle Chinese	‹ kwaj^H ›
Old Chinese	/*kˁop-s/
English	calculate; calculation
Notes for Old Chinese notations in the Baxter–Sagart system: * Parentheses "()" indicate uncertain presence; * Square brackets "[]" indicate uncertain identity, e.g. [t] as coda may in fact be -t or -p; Angle brackets "<>" indicate infix; * Hyphen "-" indicates morpheme boundary; * Period "." indicates syllable boundary.

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Zhengzhang system (2003)
Character	會
Reading #	1/2
No.	5493
Phonetic component	會
Rime group	蓋
Rime subdivision	3
Corresponding MC rime	儈
Old Chinese	/*koːbs/

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Mandarin
(Standard)
(Pinyin): kuài (kuai⁴)

(Zhuyin): ㄎㄨㄞˋ

(Chengdu, Sichuanese Pinyin): kuai⁴
Cantonese
(Guangzhou–Hong Kong, Jyutping): wui⁶ / kui² / kui³

(Taishan, Wiktionary): voi⁵
Gan (Wiktionary): kuai³
Hakka
(Sixian, PFS): fi

(Meixian, Guangdong): kuai⁴
Jin (Wiktionary): kuai³
Eastern Min (BUC): guói
Southern Min
(Hokkien, POJ): kòe / hōe

(Teochew, Peng'im): guai³
Wu (Shanghai, Wugniu): ⁵kue
Xiang (Changsha, Wiktionary): kuai⁴

Mandarin
- (Standard Chinese)⁺
  - Hanyu Pinyin: kuài
  - Zhuyin: ㄎㄨㄞˋ
  - Tongyong Pinyin: kuài
  - Wade–Giles: kʻuai⁴
  - Yale: kwài
  - Gwoyeu Romatzyh: kuay
  - Palladius: куай (kuaj)
  - Sinological IPA ^(key): /kʰu̯aɪ̯⁵¹/
- (Chengdu)
  - Sichuanese Pinyin: kuai⁴
  - Scuanxua Ladinxua Xin Wenz: kuai
  - Sinological IPA ^(key): /kʰuai²¹³/
Cantonese
- (Standard Cantonese, Guangzhou–Hong Kong)
  - Jyutping: wui⁶ / kui² / kui³
  - Yale: wuih / kúi / kui
  - Cantonese Pinyin: wui⁶ / kui² / kui³
  - Guangdong Romanization: wui⁶ / kui² / kui³
  - Sinological IPA ^(key): /wuːi̯²²/, /kʰuːi̯³⁵/, /kʰuːi̯³³/
- (Taishanese, Taicheng)
  - Wiktionary: voi⁵
  - Sinological IPA ^(key): /vᵘɔi³²/
Gan
- (Nanchang)
  - Wiktionary: kuai³
  - Sinological IPA ^(key): /kʰuai²¹³/
Hakka
- (Sixian, incl. Miaoli and Neipu)
  - Pha̍k-fa-sṳ: fi
  - Hakka Romanization System: fi
  - Hagfa Pinyim: fi⁴
  - Sinological IPA: /fi⁵⁵/
- (Meixian)
  - Guangdong: kuai⁴
  - Sinological IPA: /kʰuaɪ⁵³/
Jin
- (Taiyuan)⁺
  - Wiktionary: kuai³
  - Sinological IPA (old-style): /kʰuai⁴⁵/
Eastern Min
- (Fuzhou)
  - Bàng-uâ-cê: guói
  - Sinological IPA ^(key): /kui²¹³/
Southern Min
- (Hokkien: Xiamen, Quanzhou, Zhangzhou, General Taiwanese)
  - Pe̍h-ōe-jī: kòe
  - Tâi-lô: kuè
  - Phofsit Daibuun: koex
  - IPA (Quanzhou): /kue⁴¹/
  - IPA (Xiamen, Zhangzhou, Kaohsiung): /kue²¹/
  - IPA (Taipei): /kue¹¹/
- (Hokkien: variant in Taiwan)
  - Pe̍h-ōe-jī: hōe
  - Tâi-lô: huē
  - Phofsit Daibuun: hoe
  - IPA (Taipei, Kaohsiung): /hue³³/
- (Teochew)
  - Peng'im: guai³
  - Pe̍h-ōe-jī-like: kuài
  - Sinological IPA ^(key): /kuai²¹³/
Wu
- (Northern: Shanghai)
  - Wugniu: ⁵kue
  - MiniDict: kue^去
  - Wiktionary Romanisation (Shanghai): ²kue
  - Sinological IPA (Shanghai): /kue³⁴/
Xiang
- (Changsha)
  - Wiktionary: kuai⁴
  - Sinological IPA ^(key): /kʰu̯ai̯⁴⁵/

Dialectal data

Middle Chinese: kwajH

Old Chinese
(Baxter–Sagart): /*kˤop-s/

(Zhengzhang): /*koːbs/

Definitions

會

^† to compute; to calculate; to sum; to do accounting
會計／会计 ― kuàijì ― accountant, accountancy, accounting

會計師／会计师 ― kuàijìshī ― accountant
a surname

Compounds

會弁／会弁
會計／会计 (kuàijì)
歲會／岁会
計會／计会

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Rime
Character	會
Reading #	2/2
Initial (聲)	見 (28)
Final (韻)	泰 (26)
Tone (調)	Departing (H)
Openness (開合)	Closed
Division (等)	I
Fanqie	古外切
Baxter	kwajH
Reconstructions
Zhengzhang Shangfang	/kuɑi^H/
Pan Wuyun	/kʷɑi^H/
Shao Rongfen	/kuɑi^H/
Edwin Pulleyblank	/kwaj^H/
Li Rong	/kuɑi^H/
Wang Li	/kuɑi^H/
Bernhard Karlgren	/kuɑi^H/
Expected Mandarin Reflex	guì
Expected Cantonese Reflex	gui³

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Baxter–Sagart system 1.1 (2014)
Character	會
Reading #	3/3
Modern Beijing (Pinyin)	kuài
Middle Chinese	‹ kwaj^H ›
Old Chinese	/*kˁop-s/
English	calculate; calculation
Notes for Old Chinese notations in the Baxter–Sagart system: * Parentheses "()" indicate uncertain presence; * Square brackets "[]" indicate uncertain identity, e.g. [t] as coda may in fact be -t or -p; Angle brackets "<>" indicate infix; * Hyphen "-" indicates morpheme boundary; * Period "." indicates syllable boundary.

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Zhengzhang system (2003)
Character	會
Reading #	1/2
No.	5493
Phonetic component	會
Rime group	蓋
Rime subdivision	3
Corresponding MC rime	儈
Old Chinese	/*koːbs/

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Mandarin
(Pinyin): kuài, guì (kuai⁴, gui⁴)

(Zhuyin): ㄎㄨㄞˋ, ㄍㄨㄟˋ
Cantonese (Jyutping): kui² / kui³
Southern Min (Hokkien, POJ): kòe
Wu (Shanghai, Wugniu): ⁵kue

Mandarin
- (Standard Chinese, standard in Mainland)⁺
  - Hanyu Pinyin: kuài
  - Zhuyin: ㄎㄨㄞˋ
  - Tongyong Pinyin: kuài
  - Wade–Giles: kʻuai⁴
  - Yale: kwài
  - Gwoyeu Romatzyh: kuay
  - Palladius: куай (kuaj)
  - Sinological IPA ^(key): /kʰu̯aɪ̯⁵¹/
- (Standard Chinese, standard in Taiwan, variant in Mainland)⁺
  - Hanyu Pinyin: guì
  - Zhuyin: ㄍㄨㄟˋ
  - Tongyong Pinyin: guèi
  - Wade–Giles: kuei⁴
  - Yale: gwèi
  - Gwoyeu Romatzyh: guey
  - Palladius: гуй (guj)
  - Sinological IPA ^(key): /ku̯eɪ̯⁵¹/
Cantonese
- (Standard Cantonese, Guangzhou–Hong Kong)
  - Jyutping: kui² / kui³
  - Yale: kúi / kui
  - Cantonese Pinyin: kui² / kui³
  - Guangdong Romanization: kui² / kui³
  - Sinological IPA ^(key): /kʰuːi̯³⁵/, /kʰuːi̯³³/
Southern Min
- (Hokkien)
  - Pe̍h-ōe-jī: kòe
  - Tâi-lô: kuè
  - Phofsit Daibuun: koex
  - IPA (Xiamen): /kue²¹/
  - IPA (Quanzhou): /kue⁴¹/
  - IPA (Zhangzhou): /kue²¹/
  - IPA (Taipei): /kue¹¹/
  - IPA (Kaohsiung): /kue²¹/
Wu
- (Northern: Shanghai)
  - Wugniu: ⁵kue
  - MiniDict: kue^去
  - Wiktionary Romanisation (Shanghai): ²kue
  - Sinological IPA (Shanghai): /kue³⁴/

Middle Chinese: kwajH

Old Chinese
(Baxter–Sagart): /*kˤop-s/

(Zhengzhang): /*koːbs/

Definitions

會

Only used in 會稽／会稽 (Kuàijī, “Guiji Commandery”).

Pronunciation 6

Mandarin
(Pinyin): kuò (kuo⁴)

(Zhuyin): ㄎㄨㄛˋ

Mandarin
- (Standard Chinese)⁺
  - Hanyu Pinyin: kuò
  - Zhuyin: ㄎㄨㄛˋ
  - Tongyong Pinyin: kuò
  - Wade–Giles: kʻuo⁴
  - Yale: kwò
  - Gwoyeu Romatzyh: kuoh
  - Palladius: ко (ko)
  - Sinological IPA ^(key): /kʰu̯ɔ⁵¹/

Definitions

會

Only used in 會撮／会撮.

Descendants

Sino-Xenic (會):

→ Japanese: 会(かい) (kai)
→ Korean: 회(會) (hoe), 괴(會) (goe)
→ Vietnamese: hội (會)

Others:

→ Lü: ᦃᦼᧈ (ẋuy¹)
→ Zhuang: vei

References

“會”, in 漢語多功能字庫 (Multi-function Chinese Character Database)‎, 香港中文大學 (the Chinese University of Hong Kong), 2014–
Dictionary of Chinese Character Variants (教育部異體字字典), A01840

Shinjitai	会
Kyūjitai	會

Kanji

會

(Hyōgai kanji, kyūjitai kanji, shinjitai form 会)

Kyūjitai form of 会

Readings

Go-on: え (e)^{←ゑ (we, historical)}、け (ke)^{←け (ke, historical)}^{←くゑ (kwe, ancient)}
Kan-on: かい (kai)^{←くわい (kwai, historical)}
Kun: あう (au, 會う)^{←あふ (afu, 會ふ, historical)}、あわせる (awaseru, 會わせる)^{←あはせる (afaseru, 會はせる, historical)}、あつまる (atsumaru, 會まる)
Nanori: あい (ai)^{←あひ (afi, historical)}

Pronunciation

(Tokyo) かい [káꜜì] (Atamadaka – [1])^[1]^[2]
IPA^(key): [ka̠i]

Noun

會(かい) • (kai) ^{←くわい (kwai)^?}

Kyūjitai form of 会

Suffix

會(かい) • (-kai) ^{←くわい (-kwai)^?}

Kyūjitai form of 会

References

[1]
Matsumura, Akira, editor (2006), 大辞林 [Daijirin] (in Japanese), Third edition, Tokyo: Sanseidō, →ISBN
[2]
NHK Broadcasting Culture Research Institute, editor (1998), NHK日本語発音アクセント辞典 [NHK Japanese Pronunciation Accent Dictionary] (in Japanese), Tokyo: NHK Publishing, Inc., →ISBN

Hanja

會 (eumhun 모일 회 (moil hoe))

hanja form^? of 회 (“to gather, assemble”)

Compounds

교회 (敎會, gyohoe, “church”)
사회 (社會, sahoe, “society”)
회사 (會社, hoesa, “business, company”)
회의 (會議, hoe'ui, “meeting, conference”)
회음 (會陰, hoeeum, “perineum”)

Han character

會: Hán Việt readings: cối^[1], hội^[1]
會: Nôm readings: cuối^[2], hội^[1], hụi^[2]

chữ Hán form of hội (“to meet, meeting, festival”).

Compounds

hội âm (會陰, “perineum”)
xã hội (社會, “society”)
cơ hội (機會, “opportunity, occasion, chance”)
quốc hội (國會, “National Assembly”)
nhập hội (入會, “to be admitted to an association”)

References

[DJR-1] [1]
Matsumura, Akira, editor (2006), 大辞林 [Daijirin] (in Japanese), Third edition, Tokyo: Sanseidō, →ISBN

[NHK-2] [2]
NHK Broadcasting Culture Research Institute, editor (1998), NHK日本語発音アクセント辞典 [NHK Japanese Pronunciation Accent Dictionary] (in Japanese), Tokyo: NHK Publishing, Inc., →ISBN

[Trần_(1999)-3] [1]
Trần (1999).

[gdhn-4] [2]
Trần (2004).

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