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
tropic
to become moist again; resurgence
fig. to acquire new education; to bake again; to melt down
to fall back after a rise; to go down again
carriage return
to return; to go back; to come back
jai alai; ball used in this sport; cesta punta (sports)
returning wave; echo (e.g. radar)
winding
deeply moving; soul-stirring (of drama, poem or artwork)
Longhui county in Shaoyang shào yáng, Hunan
gone forever
one thing; the same as
unfamiliar at first, but well accustomed soon enough (idiom)
irreversible
to stubbornly insist on one's own ideas (idiom)
to stubbornly insist on one's own ideas (idiom)
not regard as a matter (of any importance)
not regard as a matter (of any importance)
to listen to the next chapter for an explanation
to listen to the next chapter for an explanation
back and forth; to and fro; repeatedly