fǎn

to return (to)

HSK 5 #1430

Character data

HSK 5
Frequency 1430th character
Radical ⾡ (162.4)
Strokes 7
Index # 794

Definitions

返 fǎn
  1. 1. to return (to)

Stroke order

返 stroke order diagram
返 stroke order animation

Words containing 返

Word Meaning
round trip; to go back and forth; to go to and fro
to return to; to come (or go) back
to return to
to return to school
to return to the point of departure
gone forever
to send back; to repatriate (e.g. prisoners of war)
return journey (e.g. home)
return of something to its original owner; restitution
to turn back
to return to one's home town
to return home
to mend one's ways; to get back on the right path
to linger; to remain enjoying oneself and forget to go home
to return to one's true self; to regain the natural state
to return; to go back; to come back
to return to one's country
gone forever
fig. dying flash (of lucidity or activity, prior to demise)
to return; to come back
to return; to come back
to linger; to remain enjoying oneself and forget to go home
return without success; come back with nothing
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