归
歸guī
#931 most
frequent character
return, go back
verb
Character breakdown
Source: Make Me a Hanzi.
归 is a shorthand for 歸. The old character used 𠂤, 帚 broom, and 止 foot to mean returning. In the simplified form 止 is dropped, and the first two parts are now empty shapes. The meaning grew from return to go back to.
归 as a component in other characters
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Example Sentences
我晚上六点钟要回家归。
wǒ wǎnshàng liù diǎnzhōng yào huíjiā guī 。
I will return home at six o'clock in the evening.
你可以在这个地方归来。
nǐ kěyǐ zài zhègè dìfāng guī lái 。
You can return to this place.
请在下一个路口归右。
qǐngzài xià yígè lùkǒu guī yòu 。
Please return to the right at the next intersection.
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