huì

favor

Original meaning: 

benevolence

Phonosemantic compound. represents the meaning and represents the sound.

Components
叀 sound component

  Sound component

zhuān

  

spinning wheel

心 meaning component

  Meaning component

xīn

  

heart

Evolution

惠 Bronze script Mid Western Zhou (~900 BC)

Bronze script

Mid Western Zhou (~900 BC)
惠 Seal script Shuowen (~100 AD)

Seal script

Shuowen (~100 AD)
惠 Clerical script Qin dynasty (221-206 BC)

Clerical script

Qin dynasty (221-206 BC)
惠 Regular script Modern

Regular script

Modern
Definitions

 

huì

favor, benefit, confer kindness; favor; benefit; to bestow; (literary) benevolence; (honorific)

 

Huì

surname Hui

Most common words with 惠
Freq.
Word
Meaning

优惠

privilege

favor

优惠券

coupon

实惠

cheap

恩惠

favor

Component uses

Sound component in 3 characters (0 verified)