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
(of sth that has been deformed) to spring back to original shape
to bounce back; to spring back
paper clip
to reply; Re: in reply to (email); to recover
to change one's mind (idiom)
to change one's mind (idiom)
to recall; memories
memoir
response; to respond
to retaliate verbally; to hit back (at critics)
to retaliate verbally; to hit back (at critics)
diffraction (physics)
diffraction grating (physics)
to pay a return visit
to extract ore; extraction
to extract ore; extraction
retrace; flyback (of electron beam in cathode ray tube)
to fight back; to counterattack; to return fire
to replay; to play back
number of times (sth happens)
number of times (sth happens)
cyclotron (particle accelerator)
rondo
room for freedom of action; leeway; latitude
room for freedom of action; leeway; latitude