1) идеограмма; идеографическая категория (иероглифов)

2) см. 会心

会意1六书之一。会意是说字的整体的意义由部分的意义合成，如‘公’字、‘信’字。‘背私为公’，‘公’字由‘八 ’字和‘厶’<私>字合成，‘八 ’表示‘违背 ’的意思，跟‘自私 ’相反叫‘公’。‘人言为信’，‘信’字由‘人’字和‘言’字合成，表示人说的话有信用。

会意2

(1) [understanding; knowing]∶会心

(2) [associative compounds, one of the six categories of Chinese characters(六书)]∶六书之一。 指合二字或三字成一字以表一意者。 如人与言为信, 止与戈为武

huì yì

combined ideogram (one of the Six Methods 六书[liù shū] of forming Chinese characters)

Chinese character that combines the meanings of existing elements

also known as joint ideogram or associative compound

to comprehend without being told explicitly

to cotton on

knowing (smile, glance etc)

（会心） understanding; knowing

{语} （六书之一） associative compounds, one of the six categories of Chinese characters, which are formed by combining two or more elements, each with a meaning of its own, to create a new meaning, e.g. 信, a character made up of 人 (man) and 言 (word), meaning a message or sth. that can be believed or trusted

I v.

II n.

1) 六书之一。用两个或两个以上的字，依据事理加以组合，表示出一个新的意义的造字法。如拼合日、月两字，成一“明”字，表明亮、光明之义。

2) 会心；领悟。

3) 合意；中意。

4) 了解；同意。