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Character Decomposition
返=辶+反
Etymology
To walk 辶 backwards 反; 反 also provides the pronunciation
Meanings
to return (to)
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Words with 返 80 total
to return · to go back · to come back回返huí fǎnto repatriate (e.g. prisoners of war) · to send back遣返qiǎn fǎnto go back and forth; to go to and fro; to do a round trip往返wǎng fǎnfloor monitor; foldback speaker; wedge monitor地返dì fǎnto come back · to return复返fù fǎnto turn back折返zhé fǎnin-ear monitor (abbr. for ěr jī fǎn tīng xì tǒng) (contrasted with 地返 dì fǎn)耳返ěr fǎndealer incentive · sales bonus · rebate返利fǎn lìto return to · to come (or go) back返回fǎn huíto return to one's country返国fǎn guóto do an encore · (gaming) (of an item or character) to become available for purchase again返场fǎn chǎngto return home返家fǎn jiā
Idioms with 返 52 total Chain
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