返(fǎn)

HSK 57 strokes

to return (to)

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Character information

Pinyin
fǎn
Meaning
to return (to)
Strokes
7
HSK level
HSK 5
Traditional
Same

Origin & structure

Where 返 comes from and how its parts fit together.

Ideograph⿺辶反

To walk 辶 backwards 反; 反 also provides the pronunciation

A combination of parts whose meanings add up to the whole.

Made of

辶chuò反fǎn

Parts are arranged enclosing from the lower left.

How to write 返 step by step

7 strokes — each frame adds one stroke, shown in dark ink over the lighter ones.

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Words with 返

Common words using 返 — tap any character to open its stroke-order page.

fǎn返huí回
HSK 5

to return to

Open 返回 page →
wǎng往fǎn返
HSK 7-9

to go back and forth; to go to and fro; to do a round trip

Open 往返 page →
fǎn返huán还
HSK 7-9

restitution

Open 返还 page →
huí回fǎn返

to return; to go back; to come back

Open 回返 page →
dì地fǎn返

floor monitor; foldback speaker; wedge monitor

Open 地返 page →
huí回guāng光fǎn返zhào照

final radiance of setting sun

Open 回光返照 page →
fù复fǎn返

to come back

Open 复返 page →
zhé折fǎn返

to turn back

Open 折返 page →

Related characters

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丑丢乏乘乙亏享仔

From 返’s common words

回往还地光照复折

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