IDENTITY
回huíto return; times (measure word)
HSK 1Top 200
CORE MEANING
to return; times (measure word)
- Part of speech
- verb
- Register
- neutral
Senses
- 1.to returnHSK1
- 2.timesHSK2
FORM & BREAKDOWN
- Radical
- 囗enclosure radical (wéi)
- strokes
- 6
- Structure
- enclosed compound
- IDS sequence
- ⿴囗口
- the enclosing walls
- the mouth inside
USAGE
Common words
回家huíjiāto go home
回来huíláito come back
回答huídáto answer
Graded examples
我马上回来。Wǒ mǎshàng huílái.HSK2
I will be right back.
RELATIONS
Lookalike — don’t mix up
LEARNING
Memory aid
A whirl returning to its start — to go back, one round trip.
- HSK version
- 3.0
- Frequency rank
- #200
- Memory aid
- imagery
TRUST & SOURCES
- Reviewed by
- AI-assisted editorial review
- Last reviewed
- 2026-08-15
Sources
- CC-CEDICT 2026-01-01
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