汇 (huì) is a Chinese character meaning “to converge”. It is written from 氵 (water (left-side form)) and 匚 (right-open box), side by side, and takes 5 strokes.
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Structure
氵 + 匚
Left–right structure
Structure from: 现代字形拆分，以 hanzi-writer-data 笔画核验：5 画 = 氵 3 画 + 匚 2 画；部首取 UCD CJKRadicals 水部
Memory aid
Water (氵) streaming into a box that is open on one side (匚) — the water runs in and collects there. 汇 is what happens when separate flows come together.
This is a memory aid, not the historical origin.
Stroke order
5 strokes
In real words
- 汇报huì bàoto report (to a superior); to give a briefing汇 = huì
- 外汇wài huìforeign exchange; foreign currency汇 = huì
Go deeper
All readings
to converge; to remit
to converge; to flow together; to gather; to remit money; foreign exchange
水流会合；聚集到一起。也指把钱款从一地拨到另一地。 — studyhanzi 编写
Words with this reading
- 汇报huì bàoto report (to a superior); to give a briefing汇 = huì
- 外汇wài huìforeign exchange; foreign currency汇 = huì
Stroke data: hanzi-writer-data (Arphic Public License) · licenses & attributions
Questions people ask about this character
What does 汇 mean?
汇 (huì) means to converge; to flow together; to gather; to remit money; foreign exchange.
How do you pronounce 汇?
It is pronounced huì.
What parts is 汇 made of?
氵 (water (left-side form)) and 匚 (right-open box), side by side. The recorded source is: 现代字形拆分，以 hanzi-writer-data 笔画核验：5 画 = 氵 3 画 + 匚 2 画；部首取 UCD CJKRadicals 水部. Components are the building blocks of the shape; the radical used for dictionary lookup is a separate thing.
How many strokes does 汇 have?
5. You can watch the stroke order on this page, or trace it yourself.
What is the radical of 汇?
水. The radical is how the character is filed in a dictionary — it is not the whole story of how the character is built.
What words use 汇?
Common ones are 汇报 and 外汇. The reading of 汇 is not the same in every word, so each word on this page shows which reading applies.