| 會 | 1091C25 81.41 | 部居  | 畫數 13 | ㄏㄨㄟˋ [hui4] (*ㄏㄨㄟˇ [hui3] , *ㄎㄨㄞˋ [kuai4] ). | ||
| N. | (1) Association, society, club, organization (including church, guild): 工會 labor union; 幫會 secret society; 會館 guild; 農會 farmers’ association; 學會 learned society, academic association; 教會 church; 青年會 Y.M.C.A., 耶穌會 Society of Jesus (Cath.); 議會 congress; 社會 society in gen. (2) Committee, conference meeting: 委員會 committee; 董事會，理事會 board of trustees, directors; 開會，閉會 open, close meeting; 會議 [hui4yi4]2↓ ； 茶會 tea party, a reception; 酒會 cocktail; 晚會 dinner party; 宴會 dinner (esp. for some occasion); 博覽會，展覽會 exposition; 廟會 temple fair. (3) Capital: 都會 metropolis; 省會 provincial capital. (4) Mutual loan and savings company: 合會 (合會儲蓄公司) a temporary group to raise money by monthly subscriptions, the money going to the highest bidder of interest for the month: 做會，打會 form such association, hold association meeting; 標會 bid for the loan money; 抓會 draw lots for loan money; 投會 determine by dice; also instalment plan among merchants, in which one subscribes to amount of purchase wholesale, but pays by monthly installment plan: 上會，填會 pay the monthly installment. (5) A short moment: 這會兒 at present; 一會子工夫，不多一會兒，沒多大會 (兒) in a short moment; 一會兒 (*[hueeer0]) in a short while. | |||||
| Vb. | (1) aux. Can, will: 會做，會吃 can work, can eat; 不會 cannot; 會不會 can it be? can (it, you, he)? see 會的 [hui4de0]↓; 天不會晴 the sky will not clear up; 會下兩 it's going to rain; 會漲價 the prices will go up. (2) Could (subjunctive): 他會不會走錯路 could he have gone off in the wrong direction? 會不會是他偷的 could it be he who stole it? | |||||
| V.i. & t. | (1) Have the ability to, good at: 會彈會唱 can play the guitar and sing; 會水 good at swimming; 會說會道 good at talking; 樣樣都會，無一不會 can do everything; 會天文星算 know astronomy and astrology. (2) Understand: 領會 appreciate, understand; 會悟，會通，會意，會心 [hui4wu4]2, [hui4tong1], [hui4yi4], [hui4xin1]↓; 理 會 31A.11. (3) To meet together: 聚會，相會 (friends, etc.) meet together; 拜會 pay formal call; 會客 see visitors; 會親 visit relatives, meeting of prospective families before betrothal of marriage; 會同，會合 [hui4tong2], [hui4he2]↓; 會齊，會集，會見 [hui4qi2], [hui4ji2], [hui4jian4]↓; 會商 put our heads together, discuss together. (4) To pay: 會賬，會鈔 pay for accounts; 飯錢已經會過了 pay for friend's meal at chance meeting in restaurant. (5) To communicate officially: 照會 communicate to official of equal rank. (6) To come upon: 會日出 just as the day breaks; 會大風起 just as a wind storm comes up. | |||||
| Adv. | Jointly (forming words with [hui4]＋vb.): 會餐 dine together; 會飲 come together for a drink; 會簽 sign jointly; 會呈 jointly sign petition; 會審 conduct trial jointly or formerly try by Mixed Court in foreign concessions; 會銜 official communication signed jointly. | |||||
| Words | 1. 會辦 [hui4ban4], n., co-director. 2. 會場 [hui4chang3], n., place of meeting, assembly hall, auditorium. 3. 會齊 [hui4qi2], v.i., to assemble to do s.t. 4. 會得 [hui4de0], v.i., (1) can; (2) understand. 5. 會典 [hui4dian3], n., book on institutions and laws of a dynasty. 6. 會董 [hui4dong3], n., board of trustees (short for 董事). 7. 會費 [hui4fei4], n., membership dues. 8. 會館 [hui4guan3], n., guild (of a clan, profession or native district). 9. 會合 [hui4he2], v.i., to assemble; (of army units) join forces; 會合點 (math.) point of concurrence. 10. 會話 [hui4hua4], n., conversation; manual of conversation; dialogue. 11. 會長 [hui4zhang3], n., president of club or association. 12. 會戰 [hui4zhan4], v.i., (of two armies) meet for great battle. 13. 會章 [hui4zhang1], n., rules and regulations of association. 14. 會見 [hui4jian4], v.t., meet, see visitor. 15. 會計 *[kuai1ji4], n., accountancy; treasurer; 會計師 accountant; 會計年度 Fiscal Year . 16. 會集 [hui4ji2], v.i., to assemble. 17. 會址 [hui4zhi3], n., address of association. 18. 會考 [hui4kao3], n., formerly, national examination for the third degree (進士) at the capital; nationally unified examination. 19. 會盟 [hui4meng2], n., (AC) conference of heads of states for signing treaties. 20. 會面 [hui4mian4], v.i., meet face to face. 21. 會社 [hui4she4], n., commercial firm, esp. in Japanese; association or society. 22. 會心 [hui4xin1], phr., silent appreciation: 會心的微笑 a smile of understanding. 23. 會師 [hui4shi1], v.i., (of army units) join forces for battle. 24. 會事 [hui4shi4]1, adj., conversant, experienced. (＝懂事); 會事人 a man who knows how to handle a situation. 25. 會試 [hui4shi4]2, n. & v.i., see [hui4kao3]↑. 26. 會所 [hui4suo3], club building 27. 會萃 [hui4cui4], v.i., congregate (usu. of talents, scholars). 28. 會通 [hui4tong1], v.t., to master, understand thoroughly, show unified comprehension. 29. 會同 [hui4tong2], adv., jointly (manage, etc.). 30. 會晤 [hui4wu4]1, v.t., to meet or see personally (a friend). 31. 會悟 [hui4wu4]2, v.t., realize (a truth). 32. 會務 [hui4wu4]3, n., club or committee affairs. 33. 會要 [hui4yao4], n., a compendium of government and social institutions of a period or country. 34. 會意 [hui4yi4]1, v.i., (1) silently appreciate, understand (ing); (2) a principle of Chinese character formation by two elements (as 信 honesty, belief, composed of  “man” and 言 “words”).35. 會議 [hui4yi4]2, n., conference: 和平會議 peace conference. 36. 會陰 [hui4yin1], n., the perineum. 37. 會友 [hui4you3], (1) n., member of association, see [hui4yUan2]2↓; (2) phr., 以文會友 form a literary circle. 38. 會元 [hui4yUan2]1, n., the first on list of candidates for the third degree 進士 (cf. 狀 元 21S.81). 39. 會員 [hui4yUan2]2, n., member of association; 會員大會 general assembly. | |||||