回 — Chinese character
回
huí
to return, to turn around; a time
- Pinyin
- huí
- Radical
- 31 ⼞ (Enclosure)
- Strokes
- 6
- Components
- 囗 口
- Formation
- ideographic — Originally, a spiral signifying return
- Traditional
- 迴
- Japanese
- 回 as a kanji
Common words with 回
| Word | Pinyin | Meaning |
|---|---|---|
| 回来 (回來) | huí lai | to return; to come back |
| 回到 | huí dào | to return to |
| 回家 | huí jiā | to return home |
| 回答 | huí dá | to reply; to answer; reply; answer |
| 回应 (回應) | huí yìng | to respond; response |
| 回去 | huí qu | to return; to go back |
| 回忆 (回憶) | huí yì | to recall; memories |
| 回归 (回歸) | huí guī | to return to; to retreat |
| 回国 (回國) | huí guó | to return to one's home country |
| 返回 | fǎn huí | to return to; to come (or go) back |
| 回顾 (回顧) | huí gù | to look back; to review |
| 回报 (回報) | huí bào | (in) return; reciprocation |
English words written with 回
回 in the Chinese classics
Occurrences: Analects 17 · Mencius 2 · Zhuangzi 46 · Doctrine of the Mean 1
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