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What 慧 means in a Chinese namehuì

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慧huì · B
tier B

聪慧;明察。

Quick understanding — and what it costs to get it.

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德慧术知 Where understanding comes from

人之有德慧术知者,恒存乎疢疾。

People who have virtue, understanding, skill and knowledge usually have them from hardship.

孟子 · 盡心上 · our translation
Mencius is blunt: such people usually get it from hardship. 慧 is not the light kind of cleverness. 孟子说得直白:有德慧术知的人,多半是从患难里长出来的。「慧」因此不是轻巧的聪明。
德慧智慧慧之慧明慧心
In a name

Clarity that grew out of something hard.

「慧」是从难处长的清明。