惠 huì favor
favor; benefit; blessing; kindness
怎么记住“惠”: 叀 spindle + 心 heart = favor. Grandma lends her old spindle to the young neighbour with her whole heart and says "Just do me a favor someday."
部件结构
会意 · Meaning + meaning
Two or more parts whose meanings together make the new meaning.
惠 = 叀 spindle + 心 heart
- 叀 spindle meaning + sound
- 心 heart meaning
Grandma lends her old spindle to the young neighbour with her whole heart and says "Just do me a favor someday."
How it came to be
The word was once also written with the spindle alone; with the heart added below, the spindle still gives the sound.
用法
- 惠 is bound, meaning favor/benefit, and is the root of common shopping/business vocabulary.
- 优惠 (yōuhuì) "preferential, discounted" appears constantly in retail: 优惠价 (yōuhuì jià) discount price, 优惠券 (yōuhuì quàn) coupon.
- 实惠 (shíhuì) describes something that's a good practical value for the money: 这家店很实惠 (zhè jiā diàn hěn shíhuì) this shop offers good value, slightly different from 便宜 (piányi) "cheap", which is only about low price, not value received.