huì

dark

Phonosemantic compound. represents the meaning and represents the sound.

Components
日 meaning component

  Meaning component

  

sun

每 sound component

  Sound component

měi

  

every

Evolution

晦 Oracle script (~1250-1000 BC)

Oracle script

(~1250-1000 BC)
晦 Seal script Shuowen (~100 AD)

Seal script

Shuowen (~100 AD)
晦 Clerical script Eastern Han dynasty (25-220 AD)

Clerical script

Eastern Han dynasty (25-220 AD)
晦 Regular script Modern

Regular script

Modern
Definitions

 

huì

dark, unclear, obscure; night; last day of a lunar month; dark

Most common words with 晦
Freq.
Word
Meaning

晦气

bad luck

隐晦

vague

晦涩

cryptic

dark

晦暗

dark and gloomy