Chinese Character 返 Meanings and components.

Form

返

Meaning

返 meaning[3] in English

To Return (To).

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Main Components

By analyzing its shape, the hanzi[2] character 返 can be seen as a composition of 2 main shapes where their meanings are to walk (side … (辶) , and contrary (反)

Its radical[1] is: 辵 (chuo4) which means: To Walk (Side Part Of Split Character), .辵chuo4to walk …

In cangjie it is written with YHE

How to write 返

To write返fan3to return … you should write a combination of 辶chuo4to walk … , 反fan3contrary arranged in a 吅 shape:

辶 + 反 = 返

返 Stroke Order

The order of the strokes to write 返 should be followed in this specific way.

Components Tree

The composition tree, or the characters that form each component of 返, looks as follow:

返
Pinyin:fan3 Shape:吅
Meaning[3]: To Return (To)
辶
Pinyin:chuo4 Shape:一
Meaning[3]: To Walk (Side Part Of Split Character)
反
Pinyin:fan3 Shape:吕
Meaning[3]: Contrary . In Reverse . Inside Out Or Upside Down . To Reverse . To Return . To Oppose . Opposite . Against . Anti- . To Rebel . To Use Analogy . Instead . Abbr. For 反切[Fan3 Qie4] Phonetic System
⺁
Pinyin:⺁
又
Pinyin:you4
Meaning[3]: (Once) Again . Also . Both... And... . And Yet . (Used For Emphasis) Anyway

Notes

  • [1] A character's radical: 部bùsection 首shǒuheader Radical

  • [2] Hanzi stands for: 汉hànChinese 字zìCharacter

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