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
return of the emperor
first return of bride to her parental home
first return of bride to her parental home
to wire back; to reply to a telegram
to echo; echo; to reverberate
later; to turn one's head; to turn round
repeat customer
See you!; Bye!
See you!; Bye!
the road back to where one came from
to review; to look back
retrospective (exhibition)
to look back at history
to look back at history
feedback; to repay a favor; to give back
feedback; to repay a favor; to give back
sudden thrust (that catches the opponent off guard)
to refute
to refute
Uighurs in Tang times; ancient Uighur people
Huihu; old name for the Uighur people
Doha Round global trade talks from 2001
Dachang Hui Autonomous County, Hebei
Dachang Hui autonomous county in Langfang láng fáng, Hebei
Datong Hui and Tu Autonomous County, Qinghai