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

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Words containing 回

Word Meaning
Hui Islamic ethnic group living across China
member of Hui ethnic group living across China; Hui person
note acknowledging receipt; receipt
payment of money owing
to return to; regression (statistics); to retreat
the solar year
the solar year
recurring fever
recurring fever
tropic
Hui ethnic group (Chinese muslims)
Huimin District, Hohhot
Huimin District, Hohhot, Inner Mongolia
backwash
backwash
fig. to acquire new education; to bake again; to melt down
to have a sweet aftertaste
to have a sweet aftertaste
chapter title (in a novel)
to snap out of it (after being lost in thought)
destruction by fire; traditional Fire God
destruction by fire; traditional Fire God
fire disaster; to have one's house burned down
fire disaster; to have one's house burned down
to send a gift in return; to return a greeting