还

還
huán
HSK 4
#80 most
frequent character
to pay back, to return, surname Huan
verb

Character breakdown

Source: Make Me a Hanzi.

还 is a short form of 還. It has 辶 for movement and 不, which stands for 睘 and supplies the sound. The first meaning was 'to return to a place'. Read hái, the sense 'still' was borrowed for its sound.

Drawn as: movement

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Example Sentences

我还钱给你。
wǒhuán qián gěi nǐ 。
I will pay you back.
请把书还给我。
qǐng bǎ shū huángěi wǒ 。
Please return the book to me.
他还了我一个人情。
tā huán le wǒ yígè rénqíng 。
He returned a favor to me.

Words with similar meanings

归还guīhuán
to return
More formal and often used in legal or official contexts.
偿还chánghuán
to repay
Specifically implies repayment of money or debts.

Words Starting With 还

还原huán yuán
to restore to the original state; reduction (chemistry)

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