会 — can; to have the skill
can; to have the skill; to know how to
- Pinyin
- huì · kuài
- Strokes
- 6
- HSK level
- HSK 1
- Handwriting
- required
This character has more than one reading — huì, kuài — and the pronunciation depends on the word it appears in. The list below gives the syllabus reading for each word.
How to write 会: 6 strokes
Each cell adds one stroke to the previous ones, with the new stroke in red. Stroke order is not decoration: it sets the proportions of the character and makes handwriting legible to a reader. This character is on the HSK handwriting list, so the exam expects you to write it, not only recognise it.
Words with 会 in the HSK syllabus: 41
Every word in the official 2026 syllabus that contains this character, with the level it is introduced at. Learning a character pays off through these: each one combines with the characters you already know.
- 会huìcan; to have the skill; to know how toHSK 1
- 一会儿yíhuìra moment; a while; in a moment; now...now...HSK 2
- 会议huìyìmeeting; conferenceHSK 3
- 机会jīhuìopportunity; chance; occasionHSK 3
- 开会kāihuìto hold a meeting; to attend a meetingHSK 3
- 晚会wǎnhuìevening partyHSK 3
- 运动会yùndònghuìsports competitionHSK 3
- 会员huìyuánmemberHSK 4
- 聚会jùhuìparty; gathering; to meet; to get togetherHSK 4
- 社会shèhuìsocietyHSK 4
- 误会wùhuìto misunderstand; to mistake; misunderstandingHSK 4
- 约会yuēhuìappointment; engagement; date; to arrange to meetHSK 4
- 大会dàhuìgeneral assembly; general meeting; conventionHSK 5
- 省会shěnghuìprovincial capitalHSK 5
- 体会tǐhuìto know from experience; to learn through experienceHSK 5
- 博览会bólǎnhuìan exposition; an international fairHSK 6
- 会见huìjiànto meet withHSK 6
- 会计kuàijìaccountant; accountancy; accountingHSK 6
- 协会xiéhuìan association; a societyHSK 6
- 学会xuéhuìto learn; to masterHSK 6
- 宴会yànhuìbanquet; feast; dinner partyHSK 6
- 拜会bàihuìto meet with; to pay a visit to; to call onHSK 7–9
- 董事会dǒngshìhuìboard of directorsHSK 7–9
- 都会dūhuìcity; metropolisHSK 7–9
- 峰会fēnghuìsummit meetingHSK 7–9
- 工会gōnghuìlabor union; trade unionHSK 7–9
- 会场huìchǎngmeeting place; place where people gatherHSK 7–9
- 会面huìmiànto meet with; meetingHSK 7–9
- 会谈huìtántalks; discussionsHSK 7–9
- 会晤huìwùto meet; formal meetingHSK 7–9
- 会意huìyìcombined ideogramHSK 7–9
- 会诊huìzhěnconsultation; to meet for diagnosisHSK 7–9
- 基金会jījīnhuìfoundationHSK 7–9
- 集会jíhuìto gather; assembly; meetingHSK 7–9
- 聚精会神jùjīng-huìshénto concentrate one's attentionHSK 7–9
- 理会lǐhuìto understand; to pay attention toHSK 7–9
- 领会lǐnghuìto understand; to comprehend; to graspHSK 7–9
- 庙会miàohuìtemple fairHSK 7–9
- 社会主义shèhuì zhǔyìsocialismHSK 7–9
- 盛会shènghuìpageant; distinguished meetingHSK 7–9
And 1 more across the higher levels — the full lists are on the level pages.
Glosses come from CC-CEDICT, used under CC BY-SA 4.0, and are the dictionary’s first sense rather than a translation chosen for context.