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huì can, will

6 strokesTraditional 會

Where the shape comes from

A cover, 人 on top, over 云. The traditional 會 is far more complex, and this is one of the simplifications that changed the character beyond recognition.

a cover
cloud

Write it

Watch the order first, then trace it with the guide, then write it from memory. The model comes back over your strokes so you can see where the shape drifted.

Press Watch to see the stroke order.

Stroke order from Make Me a Hanzi via Hanzi Writer, Arphic Public License.

Three words that use it

会说huì shuōcan speak
开会kāihuìto have a meeting
一会儿huìra moment

Watch out

The mistake people make

It has two jobs: a learned skill, and something likely to happen. Context tells them apart.

The traditional form

In Taiwan, Hong Kong and Macau this character is written . It is the same word with the same sound and meaning. This course teaches the simplified form, and the traditional one is here so you recognise it when you see it.