回
Character
to go back or return (as in 回家, to go home)
Meaning
huí
hui2- to go back or return (as in 回家, to go home)
- to answer or reply (as in 回电话, to call someone back)
- the Hui, a Chinese ethnic group (as in 回族, the Hui people)
Examples
我明天回家。
wǒ míng tiān huí jiā
I am going home tomorrow.
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请你给我回电话。
qǐng nǐ gěi wǒ huí diàn huà
Please call me back.
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他是回族人。
tā shì huí zú rén
He is a Hui person.
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Stroke order
All 6 strokes
Speed
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Words with 回
See all 297 →回到huí dàoto go or come back to a placeWordHSK 1回去huí quto go back to a place; to returnWordHSK 1回家huí jiāto go or come back homeWordHSK 1回来huí laito come back; to return to a placeWordHSK 1回答huí dáto answer (a question)WordHSK 1回国huí guóto go back to your own countryWordHSK 2回复huí fùto reply to a message, email, or questionWordHSK 4回信huí xìnto write back to someoneWordHSK 5回头huí tóuto turn your head to look backWordHSK 5回忆huí yìa memory; something you remember from the pastWordHSK 5回报huí bàoto give back kindness, help, or love to someoneWordHSK 5回收huí shōuto recycle (old paper, bottles, and other used things)WordHSK 5