会意 (會意) huìyì

  1. huìyì noun combined ideogram
    Domain: Literary Chinese 文言文
    Notes: One of the Six Methods 六书 of forming Chinese characters, Chinese character that combines the meanings of existing elements, also known as joint ideogram or associative compounds; to comprehend without being told (CC-CEDICT '會意')
  2. huìyì verb to comprehend without being told explicitly; to cotton on; knowing (smile, glance etc)
    Domain: Literary Chinese 文言文
    Notes: (CC-CEDICT '會意')

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