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 earn back (money one invested, wasted etc)
to redeem
to make a round trip; a return journey
to make a round trip; a return journey
(fig.) to revert to the former way of doing things
cycle; to reincarnate; reincarnation (Buddhism)
to turn back; to put back; reversal
to turn back; to put back; reversal
to attack from an unexpected direction
to attack from an unexpected direction
winding and indirect; complicated and long-winded
paper clip
inverted turn (ornament in music)
to release from custody
to release from custody
to return
Menyuan Hui Autonomous County, Qinghai
Menyuan Hui Autonomous County, Qinghai
once started, can’t turn back
once started, no turning back; must go on
Longhui county in Shaoyang shào yáng, Hunan
Longhui county in Shaoyang shào yáng, Hunan
Shunhe Hui District, Kaifeng
Shunhe Hui District, Kaifeng, Henan
the first time; for the first time