协会
xié huì · HSK 6
a society
🤝 协 cooperate + 会 gathering = people who gather to cooperate
协 means to harmonize or work together. 会 means a meeting or assembly. Combined: a formal group united by shared purpose — an association or society.
会 — 人 person on top + 云 cloud/say below (simplified from 會)
The traditional form 會 showed a lid over a vessel with contents stacked inside, depicting things coming together — hence 'meet, gather, assemble.' From 'gathering' it extended to 'meeting,' then 'understand' (minds meeting) and 'be able to.' The simplified 会 keeps only a schematic top and bottom.