退(tuì)

HSK 39 strokes

to retreat

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Character information

Pinyin
tuì
Meaning
to retreat; to withdraw; to reject; to return (sth); to decline
Strokes
9
HSK level
HSK 3
Traditional
Same

Origin & structure

Where 退 comes from and how its parts fit together.

Phonetic-semantic compound⿺辶艮

In this compound, the meaning comes from 辶 (walk); 艮 supplies the sound.

One part carries the meaning, the other suggests the sound.

Made of

辶chuò艮gèn

Parts are arranged enclosing from the lower left.

How to write 退 step by step

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

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Words with 退

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

tuì退xiū休
HSK 3

to retire (from the workforce); to go into retirement

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hòu后tuì退
HSK 7-9

to recoil; to draw back; to fall back; to retreat

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shuāi衰tuì退
HSK 7-9

to decline

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cí辞tuì退
HSK 7-9

to dismiss

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tuì退xiū休jīn金
HSK 7-9

retirement pension; pension payments received after retirement

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sān三tuì退

withdrawal from the Communist Party, the Communist Youth League, and the Yo…

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cù促tuì退

to hinder progress

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dǎo倒tuì退

to fall back; to go in reverse

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