huí

to go back; to return; to turn around

HSK 1 #172

Character data

HSK 1
Frequency 172nd character
Radical ⼞ (31.3)
Strokes 6
Index # 438

Definitions

回 huí
  1. 1. to go back
  2. 2. to return
  3. 3. to turn around
  4. 4. to answer
  5. 5. time
  6. 6. to circle
  7. 7. to revolve
  8. 8. to curve
  9. 9. Hui ethnic group (Chinese Muslims)
  10. 10. section or chapter (of a classic book)
  11. 11. classifier for acts of a play
  12. 12. variant of huí

Stroke order

回 stroke order diagram
回 stroke order animation

Words containing 回

Word Meaning
to report back to one's superior
to report back to one's superior
return with no load; go back empty
to steam again; to rewarm food in a bamboo steamer
Huihe; early name for the Uighurs
Huihe; old name for the Uyghur people
to refuse; to turn down; to rebuff
winding
to send a reply; to write back
echo
echolocation
echolocation
ileum; lower part of the small intestine
ileum; last part of small intestine
deeply moving; soul-stirring (of drama, poem or artwork)
to return to port
Hui Liangyu, Chinese politician
to reply; variant of huí fù; to recover
See you later!
regression (psychology)
regression (psychology)
(pay a) return visit
to reply
callback (computing)
callback (computing)