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 on equity (ROE)
gyrus (neuroanatomy)
gyrus (neuroanatomy)
Linxia Hui autonomous prefecture in Gansu
Linxia Hui autonomous prefecture in Gansu
endless pain, only turning back saves you
endless suffering, turn back to be saved
heart-rending (drama, music, poem etc); deeply moving
to make up for; to compensate
to make up for; to compensate
angular gyrus (convolution of the brain)
returning to our main topic,...; that said,...; again,...
returning to our main topic,...; that said,...; again,...
returning to our main topic,...; that said,...; again,...
returning to our main topic,...; that said,...; again,...
Saying is one thing, doing quite another (idiom)
Saying is one thing, doing quite another (idiom)
easy to say, hard to do; words vs actions differ
saying is one thing, doing is another
repondez s'il vous plait; R.S.V.P.; please reply
repondez s'il vous plait; R.S.V.P.; please reply
to buy back; to redeem; repurchase
to buy back; to redeem; repurchase
to earn back (money one invested, wasted etc)