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Chinese symbol for “regression”

回归
huí guī
Traditional: 回歸
to return to; to retreat; regression (statistics)

The closest CC-CEDICT match for regression is 回归 (huí guī), defined as: to return to; to retreat; regression (statistics).

Before using these characters for a tattoo, check them with a native speaker. Dictionary words often have several meanings, and the right choice depends on context.

Characters and stroke order

回 huí
to return, to turn around; a time
radical 31 ⼞ · 6 strokes
归 guī
to return, to go back; to return to, to revert
radical 58 ⼹ · 5 strokes

Traditional forms

Other Chinese words for “regression”

WordPinyinMeaning
回视 (回視)huí shìregression (psychology)

Related words

Other words that share a character with 回归.

WordPinyinMeaning
回来 (回來)huí laito return; to come back
回到huí dàoto return to
回家huí jiāto return home
回答huí dáto reply; to answer; reply; answer
回应 (回應)huí yìngto respond; response
回去huí quto return; to go back
归属 (歸屬)guī shǔto belong to; to be affiliated to
归来 (歸來)guī láito return; to come back

See also: Japanese symbol for “regression”.

Data: CC-CEDICT (CC BY-SA 4.0); Unihan Database (Unicode License v3); Make Me a Hanzi (Arphic Public License (graphics.txt); LGPL-3.0-or-later (dictionary.txt)); wordfreq (CC BY-SA 4.0 (data)). Retrieved 2026-10-22.

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