汇

• Pinyin: huì
• Hanzi breakdown: 汇 = 氵(water) + 匚 (box/enclosure) — water flowing into a container, meaning to converge or gather

Meaning

To remit; to transfer money; to converge; to gather. The act of sending money or streams coming together.

Has two main uses: (1) financial — to remit or wire money, as in 汇款 (wire transfer) and 外汇 (foreign exchange); (2) to converge or gather, as in 汇集 (to gather together) and 汇合 (to merge). Very common in banking and financial contexts.

Examples

1. 他每个月都往家里汇一些钱。 He wires some money home every month.
2. 这条小河最终汇入了大海。 This small river eventually flows into the sea.
3. 请把钱汇到我的银行账户。 Please transfer the money to my bank account.

Usage Guide

Context: banking, finance, geography

Tone: practical

Do Say

• 我需要往国内汇一笔钱。(I need to wire some money back home.)
• 河流在这里汇合了。(The rivers converge here.)

Don't Say

• 我汇了一个包裹给他 (Don't use 汇 for sending packages — use 寄; 汇 is for money transfers or streams converging)

Origin & History

Originally depicted water (氵) flowing together (匚), representing streams converging. Later extended to the financial meaning of gathering and transferring money.

Cultural Context

Generation: All ages

Social background: Universal