会计
HSK 4 (2021)Old HSK 5
会计 (kuàijì) · accountant
会计 (kuàijì) means “accountant; accounting”. It is written with 2 characters: 会 (can) + 计 (to calculate). It is an HSK 4 word in the 2021 standard.
How 会计 is built
The characters
会 huì · can
What 会 is made of
- 人rén — person
- 云yún — cloud
- 二 — two strokes
- 一 — horizontal stroke
- 一 — horizontal stroke
- 厶sī — private
- 二 — two strokes
Origin hint: People 人 speaking 云 (from the Make Me a Hanzi dataset; treat as a memory aid where history is uncertain)
计 jì · to calculate
What 计 is made of
- 讠yán — speech
- 十 — ten
- 一 — horizontal stroke
- 丨 — vertical stroke
Origin hint: 讠 gives the meaning, 十 gives the sound. (from the Make Me a Hanzi dataset; treat as a memory aid where history is uncertain)
Example sentences
我妈妈是一名会计。Wǒ māma shì yī míng kuàijì.My mother is an accountant.
公司需要一个会计。Gōngsī xūyào yī gè kuàijì.The company needs an accountant.
Questions about 会计
What does 会计 mean?
会计 (kuàijì) means “accountant; accounting”.
How do you pronounce 会计?
会计 is pronounced kuàijì.
Which HSK level is 会计?
会计 is in HSK 4 (2021) and Old HSK 5.
Related words
- 开会kāihuìto have a meeting
- 一会儿yīhuìra moment
- 不一会儿bùyīhuìrbefore long
- 机会jīhuìchance
- 那会儿nàhuìrat that time
- 晚会wǎnhuìevening party
- 音乐会yīnyuèhuìconcert
- 会议huìyìmeeting
- 会员huìyuánmember
- 社会shèhuìsociety
Learn 会计 with its group
It is part of HSK 4 (2021) · Group 45: a short group with quick checks and spaced repeats.