Pinyin Syllable
Chinese characters pronounced hui
Learn common Chinese characters pronounced hui, including 会 huì / kuài, 回 huí, 挥 huī, 毁 huǐ, 汇 huì. Compare tones, meanings, traditional forms, words…
How to Pronounce This Syllable
Build hui by sliding from h straight into ui; the tone rides over the joined sound, so treat it as one unit.
Initial h
Start the syllable on the initial h, then run straight into the final ui — keep them joined instead of sounding out separate English letters.
Final ui
Settle the final ui into a steady mouth shape first, then lay the tone on top.
Study Tip
Start with the most common characters (会 huì / kuài, 回 huí, 挥 huī, 毁 huǐ, 汇 huì) and lock in their tones. 13 common characters share the sound hui, so lean on words to tell the rest apart.
Learn by Tone
hui turns up here with 4 different tones; a change of tone usually means a different character, so the groups below are split by tone.
1st tone
Taking the 1st tone here: 挥, 灰, 恢… (5 in total). Lock this tone in your ear before the meaning.
2nd tone
Taking the 2nd tone here: 回 (1 in total). Lock this tone in your ear before the meaning.
3rd tone
Taking the 3rd tone here: 毁, 悔 (2 in total). Lock this tone in your ear before the meaning.
4th tone
Taking the 4th tone here: 会, 汇, 慧… (5 in total). Lock this tone in your ear before the meaning.
Common Words With This Sound
Seeing hui inside whole words makes it clear which character is meant — here are common ones.
Characters
13 common characters in this group.