huì

sharp

Evolution

嘒 Seal script Shuowen (~100 AD)

Seal script

Shuowen (~100 AD)
嘒 Seal script Shuowen (~100 AD)

Seal script

Shuowen (~100 AD)
嘒 Clerical script Western Han dynasty (202 BC-9 AD)

Clerical script

Western Han dynasty (202 BC-9 AD)
嘒 Clerical script Western Han dynasty (202 BC-9 AD)

Clerical script

Western Han dynasty (202 BC-9 AD)
Definitions

 

huì

sharp; shrill sound; twinkling

Historical pronunciation

Old Chinese

Middle Chinese

Pinyin

Gloss

*qʷʰˤi[t]-s

xwejH

huì

to chirp (of insects)


Statistics

Not found in HSK word list

Miscellaneous

Strokes

14

Unicode

U+5612

Shuowen

“嘒,小聲也。从口,彗聲。《詩》曰:‘嘒彼小星’。嚖,或从慧。”


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