返 Stroke Order — How to Write 返
返 is written in 7 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.
返 Radical and Character Components
返 is an ideographic compound. To walk 辶 backwards 反; 反 also provides the pronunciation.
Radical: 辶 + 4 more strokes
返 Pronunciation and Pinyin
- fǎn
Meanings of 返 in Chinese
1
fǎn返
To return, go back; often implying a round trip, a return to a point, or to cause something to go back.
这里的风景美得让人流连忘返。
The scenery here is so beautiful that one lingers and forgets to return.
Common Words and Phrases with 返
1
To return to the origin or restore the fundamental/root.
经历了一番漂泊，他最终选择返本还源，回到了家乡的农场。
After a period of wandering, he ultimately chose to return to his origins, coming back to his hometown farm.
2
The phenomenon of objects becoming damp due to high humidity in the air, especially after a cold spell.
雨水充沛的季节，墙壁很容易返潮，摸起来湿漉漉的
During seasons with abundant rainfall, walls easily become damp, feeling wet to the touch.
3
to rework; to do over again, especially for products that did not meet quality standards
因为产品质量不合格，工厂不得不将所有不合格品返工。
Because the product quality was not up to standard, the factory had to rework all the defective products.
4
to return; to give back
商店承诺如果商品有质量问题，可以全额返还
The store promises a full refund if the product has quality issues.
5
Return to base or port; head back to the original point of departure.
由于天气原因，飞行员决定返航
Due to weather conditions, the pilot decided to return to base.
6
To return or go back to a place or state.
经过长时间的旅行，他渴望返回故乡。
After a long journey, he longed to return to his hometown.
7
To recover one's youthful vigor or rejuvenate.
她看起来就像返老还童了一样，皮肤红润有光泽。
She looks as if she has regained her youth, her skin is rosy and radiant.
8
return to one's hometown
经过多年的打拼，他终于决定返里，和家人团聚。
After years of hard work and struggle, he finally decided to return to his hometown to reunite with his family.
9
The process of plants or seedlings turning green again and resuming growth, typically after transplanting or overwintering.
经过一场春雨，田里的麦苗开始返青，重新焕发生机
After a spring rain, the wheat seedlings in the field started to turn green again, regaining their vitality.
10
resold by the state to the place of production
为了平衡市场供需，部分库存农产品将进行返销。
To balance market supply and demand, some stored agricultural products will be resold back to their original procurement regions.
11
The reappearance of an ancestral trait in an organism after several generations, such as a human having a tail.
某些生物的返祖现象为科学家提供了研究进化历史的独特视角。
Atavism in certain organisms provides scientists with a unique perspective for studying evolutionary history.
More words with 返
- qiǎn遣fǎn返repatriate, deportation
- wáng往fǎn返To go there and back; a round trip.
- zhé折fǎn返to turn back; to return
- fán返chǎng场Encore, Return appearance
- fǎn返gǎng港Return to Hong Kong, Back to Hong Kong
- fǎn返xiāng乡Return to hometown, Go back home
- chóng重fǎn返Return, Re-enter
- wáng往fǎn返yú于travel between, commute between
- guī归fǎn返return, come back
- tā他fǎn返huí回He returned., He came back.
- zhé折fǎn返huí回jiā家go back home, return home
Idioms with 返
- fǎn返běn本huán还yuán原revert to original state or true nature
- fǎn返bǔ哺zhī之ēn恩filial piety repaying parental kindness
- fǎn返pǔ朴guī归zhēn真Return to simplicity and purity
- fǎn返pǔ朴huán还chún淳return to original simplicity and honesty
- fèi废rán然ér而fǎn返to return disheartened
- huán还chún淳fǎn返pǔ朴return to innate purity and simplicity
- huí回guāng光fǎn返zhào照final burst of activity before collapse
- jī积zhòng重nán难fǎn返Deeply ingrained problems are hard to reverse
- lè乐ér而wàng忘fǎn返too happy to go home
- liú流lián连wàng忘fǎn返linger and forget to return
- mí迷ér而bù不fǎn返go astray and not return
- mí迷ér而zhī知fǎn返realize and correct one's mistakes
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Open the tool →Questions about 返
What does 返 mean in Chinese?
返 (fǎn) means “To return, go back” in Chinese.
How do you pronounce 返?
返 is pronounced fǎn in Mandarin Chinese.
How many strokes does 返 have?
返 has 7 strokes.
How do you write 返?
返 is written in 7 strokes, starting from the radical 辶. See the animated stroke order on this page.
What is the radical of 返?
The radical of 返 is 辶, and 返 is an ideographic compound.