退 Stroke Order — How to Write 退
退 is written in 10 strokes, following the standard Chinese stroke order. Start from the radical 辶, then complete the remaining strokes.
Stroke order matters in Chinese: it keeps the character balanced, and it is how dictionaries and handwriting input methods expect a character to be written.
退 Radical and Character Components
退 is a phono-semantic compound: 辶 (walk) carries the meaning, while 艮 indicates the sound.
Radical: 辶 + 6 more strokes
退 Pronunciation and Pinyin
- tuì
Meanings of 退 in Chinese
1
tuì退
To move backward; to retreat or withdraw, opposite of 'advance'.
面对困难，我们绝不能退缩。
When faced with difficulties, we must never flinch.
To withdraw, retreat, or resign from a position or group; to retire.
他计划明年退休，然后去世界各地旅行。
He plans to retire next year and then travel around the world.
to return, reject, or cancel; to give back
如果您对商品不满意，可以办理退货。
If you are not satisfied with the product, you can process a return.
to fade, decline, or fall off (e.g., color, hair, or vigor)
这件衣服洗了几次后，颜色有点退了。
After washing this piece of clothing several times, its color has faded a bit.
A gentle and yielding manner, often indicating composure or modesty, as in '退然' (tuì rán).
他神色退然，总能保持平和。
His demeanor is gentle and composed; he can always maintain peace.
To hesitate, shrink back, or be timid.
面对困难，他有些退缩
Faced with difficulties, he showed some hesitation.
Common Words and Phrases with 退
1
To withdraw or retreat to avoid something.
当遇到困难时，我们不应该退避，而应该积极寻找解决办法。
When faced with difficulties, we should not flinch or shy away, but should actively seek solutions.
2
To give way or make concessions to an opponent to avoid conflict, often implying a strategic retreat or keeping a respectful distance.
在家庭争吵中，有时退避三舍是维持和睦的最好方法。
In family arguments, sometimes giving way to avoid conflict is the best way to maintain harmony.
3
To withdraw troops, or to force enemy troops to retreat.
在不利的局势下，将军决定退兵，以避免更大的损失。
Under unfavorable circumstances, the general decided to retreat his troops to avoid greater losses.
4
To retrogress or fall behind; to decline or deteriorate.
如果他不努力学习，他的成绩就会退步。
If he doesn't study hard, his grades will decline.
5
To exit a stage, venue, or competition; to withdraw or be eliminated from an event.
演出结束后，演员们向观众鞠躬，然后缓缓退场
After the performance, the actors bowed to the audience and then slowly exited the stage.
6
to withdraw from the court after an audience with the emperor or king
每日议事完毕，大臣们便有序退朝
After daily deliberations concluded, the ministers would orderly leave the court.
7
The period when the sea level gradually falls after high tide; ebb tide.
退潮时，海滩上留下了许多贝壳和海藻。
During ebb tide, many shells and seaweed were left on the beach.
8
To leave or withdraw from an organization, activity, or place, sometimes as an act of disapproval.
她决定退出社团，以便有更多时间专注于学业
She decided to withdraw from the club to have more time to focus on her studies.
9
To demagnetize; to remove or weaken the magnetic properties of a material, often by heating.
为了确保精密仪器的准确性，操作人员需要定期对某些部件进行退磁处理。
To ensure the accuracy of precision instruments, operators need to regularly demagnetize certain components.
10
withdraw or secede from a political party
经过认真考虑，他最终决定从他加入的那个读书党中退党，希望将精力投入到新的爱好中。
After careful consideration, he ultimately decided to withdraw from the reading group he had joined, hoping to dedicate his energy to new hobbies.
11
cancel a tenancy (of a landlord)
地主因自身需要，向佃农提出退佃，希望收回那片世代相传的田地。
The landlord, due to personal needs, proposed to the tenant farmer to reclaim the land, hoping to take back that ancestral plot.
12
To convert cultivated land to non-agricultural uses, such as forest or pasture.
为了保护生态环境，村里决定实施退耕还林政策。
To protect the ecological environment, the village decided to implement the policy of converting cultivated land back to forest.
13
To give something back to its original owner or place.
如果您对购买的商品不满意，可以在七天内申请退还。
If you are not satisfied with the item you purchased, you can apply for a refund within seven days.
14
To move back; to step back; to retreat.
请大家退后一步，让出过道。
Everyone please step back one step to clear the aisle.
15
To degenerate or deteriorate.
长期缺乏锻炼会导致肌肉退化，影响身体的正常功能。
A long-term lack of exercise can lead to muscle degeneration, affecting the normal functions of the body.
More words with 退
- chè撤tuì退Retreat
- cí辞tuì退dismiss, fire
- chì斥tuì退repel, repulse
- chù黜tuì退dismiss, demote
- cù促tuì退inhibit, repress
- jī击tuì退Repel, Drive back
- róng荣tuì退Honorable retirement
- tuì退suō缩shrink back, flinch
- tuì退xiū休Retirement, To retire
- tuì退qu去recede, subside
- tuì退huàn换return and exchange, return
- tuì退huí回return, send back
- tuì退kuǎn款refund, reimbursement
- tuì退ràng让give in, yield
- tuì退shāo烧reduce fever, bring down fever
- tuì退xiū休hòu后After retirement, Post-retirement
- tuì退xué学drop out, withdraw from school
- tuì退yǐn隐retire, withdraw from public life
- bú不tuì退No retreat, Non-refundable
- dào倒tuì退go backward, fall back
Idioms with 退
- tuì退rú如shān山yí移remain calm and unperturbed in retreat
- bù不jìn进zé则tuì退no progress means falling behind
- bù不zhī知jìn进tuì退Lack discretion or judgment
- dǎ打tuì退táng堂gǔ鼓back out or give up midway
- gōng功chéng成shēn身tuì退retire after success
- jī激liú流yǒng勇tuì退wisely withdraw at the peak
- jí急liú流yǒng勇tuì退wisely retire at height of success
- jié节jié节bài败tuì退suffer successive defeats
- jìn进běn本tuì退mò末prioritize the fundamental, downplay the secondary
- jìn进tuì退cún存wáng亡all possible situations
- jìn进tuì退liǎng两nán难difficult to advance or retreat
- jìn进tuì退shī失cuò措at a loss what to do
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Open the tool →Questions about 退
What does 退 mean in Chinese?
退 (tuì) means “To move backward” in Chinese.
How do you pronounce 退?
退 is pronounced tuì in Mandarin Chinese.
How many strokes does 退 have?
退 has 10 strokes.
How do you write 退?
退 is written in 10 strokes, starting from the radical 辶. See the animated stroke order on this page.
What is the radical of 退?
The radical of 退 is 辶, and 退 is a phono-semantic compound.
