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 flow back; reflux; returning flow (e.g. of talent)
repeat customer
brilliant doctor
lingering in memory; (fig.) memorable
variant of huí yóu
to glance back; to look back; retrospective
to steam again; to rewarm food in a bamboo steamer
receipt (written acknowledgement of receipt of an item)
unable to turn around a hopeless situation (idiom)
note acknowledging receipt; receipt
retrospective (exhibition)
sudden thrust (that catches the opponent off guard)
winding corridor; cloister
a reply (in writing)
palindrome
to temper (iron); (of an engine) to backfire; to flare back
to get back; to recover (sth lost or stolen)
to fail to save the situation
to return an invitation
Tropic of Cancer
Tropic of Capricorn
(Internet) to post a comment on a forum topic
(pay a) return visit
heart-rending (drama, music, poem etc); deeply moving
receipt