huì

bright

Phonosemantic compound. represents the meaning and represents the sound.

Components
心 meaning component

  Meaning component

xīn

  

heart

彗 sound component

  Sound component

huì

  

broom

Evolution

慧 Seal script Shuowen (~100 AD)

Seal script

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

Clerical script

Western Han dynasty (202 BC-9 AD)
慧 Regular script Modern

Regular script

Modern
Definitions

 

huì

bright, intelligent; intelligence; intelligent

Most common words with 慧
Freq.
Word
Meaning

智慧

wisdom

intelligent

聪慧

bright

慧眼

insight

慧星

comet