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
back and forth again and again; repeatedly
back and forth again and again; repeatedly
backwards and forwards
backwards and forwards
to send back
not bad at all; quite impressive
not bad at all; quite impressive
two quite different things; two unrelated matters
Hualong Hui Autonomous County, Qinghai
Hualong Hui Autonomous County, Qinghai
Tropic of Cancer
to remit home
to remit home
Tropic of Capricorn
round-trip ticket (Tw)
recyclable
(old) to report to one's master
backcrossing (i.e. hybridization with parent)
to return to the capital
commission; sales
to come back; to return
return address
to recharge
fig. dying flash (of lucidity or activity, prior to demise)
fig. dying flash (of lucidity or activity, prior to demise)