回

huí
HSK 1
#172 most
frequent character
to circle, to go back, to turn around
verb
noun
Measure Word

Character breakdown

Source: Make Me a Hanzi.

回 shows water swirling like a whirlpool, so it first meant 'to swirl, circle around'. From that came 'eddy', a swirling current. The meaning then grew to 'to return'.

Drawn as: swirling water

回 as a component in other characters

meaning1 character
徊
sound3 characters
徊蛔茴
picture2 characters
洄㐭
empty1 character
啬

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Example Sentences

我每天都回家。
wǒ měitiān dū huíjiā 。
I go home every day.
请回我一个电话。
qǐng huí wǒ yígè diànhuà 。
Please return my call.
这部小说有五回。
zhè bù xiǎoshuō yǒu wǔ huí 。
This novel has five sections.

Words with similar meanings

返fǎn
to return
More formal and often used in written language.
回到huídào
to return to
Specifies the destination to which one is returning.

Words Starting With 回

回答huí dá
to reply; to answer; the answer
回忆huí yì
to recall; recollection
回报huí bào
(in) return; reciprocation; payback; retaliation; to report back; to reciprocate
回收huí shōu
to recycle; to reclaim; to retrieve; to recover
回避huí bì
to evade; to shun; to avoid

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Days of the week, months, seasons, telling time, and related expressions.
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All words for the HSK 1 test
Basic Verbs
Core action verbs like 'go,' 'come,' 'eat,' 'see,' commonly encountered in HSK.