 When Zhong Hui was four years old, his father sent him to meet Jiang Ji, who noted that the boy was extraordinary.By the time Zhong Hui reached adulthood, he was already famous for being hardworking, well read, and versed in different types of arts.During the Zhengshi era (240–249) of the reign of Cao Fang, he served as a Gentleman Cadet of the Imperial Library () and was later promoted to Attendant Gentleman of the Palace Writers and Masters of Writing ().