慧

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intelligent

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Phono-semantic compound (形声字)

心 meaning “mind” + 彗 sound ( huì )

Components 彗心

intelligent · Heisig RSH #1226

bushes + broom + 心 heart

Keyword method from Heisig's Remembering Simplified Hanzi.

The most common words first — learning a character in context makes it stick.

Word	Pinyin	Meaning
智慧型手机	zhì huì xíng shǒu jī	smartphone (Tw)
人工智慧	rén gōng zhì huì	(Tw) artificial intelligence
秀外慧中	xiù wài huì zhōng	good-looking and intelligent (idiom)
智慧产权	zhì huì chǎn quán	intellectual property
胡慧中	Hú Huì zhōng	Sibelle Hu (1958-), Taiwanese actress
智慧财产	zhì huì cái chǎn	intellectual property (Tw)
大智慧	dà zhì huì	great wisdom and knowledge (Buddhism)
拾人牙慧	shí rén yá huì	to pick up what others say (idiom); to pass off other people's opinions as one's own; to p…
慧眼	huì yǎn	an all-seeing mind; mental perception; insight; acumen
明慧	míng huì	intelligent; brilliant
杨开慧	Yáng Kāi huì	Yang Kaihui (1901-1930), Mao Zedong's second wife
慧星	huì xīng	variant of 彗星[hui4 xing1]
慧能	Huì néng	Huineng (638-713), the Sixth Patriarch of Chan Buddhism
智慧齿	zhì huì chǐ	wisdom tooth
蒙嘉慧	Měng Jiā huì	Yoyo Mung (1975-), Hong Kong actress
牙慧	yá huì	repetition; other person's opinion; hearsay; parroting
妙智慧	miào zhì huì	wondrous wisdom and knowledge (Buddhism)
智慧	zhì huì	wisdom; intelligence
崔明慧	Cuī Míng huì	Christine Choy (1964-), Chinese-American film director
贤慧	xián huì	(of a wife) wise and kind; perfect in her traditional roles