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回 — to go back; to return

to go back; to return; to turn back; to turn around

Pinyin
huí · Huí
Strokes
6
HSK level
HSK 1
Handwriting
recognition only

This character has more than one reading — huí, Huí — and the pronunciation depends on the word it appears in. The list below gives the syllabus reading for each word.

How to write 回: 6 strokes

Each cell adds one stroke to the previous ones, with the new stroke in red. Stroke order is not decoration: it sets the proportions of the character and makes handwriting legible to a reader. The syllabus asks you to recognise this character rather than write it by hand.

回 — 6 strokes, in writing order from left to right.

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Words with 回 in the HSK syllabus: 30

Every word in the official 2026 syllabus that contains this character, with the level it is introduced at. Learning a character pays off through these: each one combines with the characters you already know.

  1. 回huíHui ethnic groupHSK 1
  2. 回来huíláito return; to come backHSK 2
  3. 回去huíqùto return; to go backHSK 2
  4. 回答huídáto reply; to answer; reply; answerHSK 3
  5. 回复huífùto recover; to revert; to return toHSK 4
  6. 回信huíxìnto reply; to write back; letter written in replyHSK 4
  7. 回忆huíyìto recall; memoriesHSK 4
  8. 返回fǎnhuíto return to; to come backHSK 5
  9. 回收huíshōuto recycle; to reclaim; to retrieve; to recoverHSK 5
  10. 撤回chèhuíto recall; to revoke; to retractHSK 6
  11. 回报huíbàoreturn; reciprocation; payback; retaliationHSK 6
  12. 回顾huígùto look back; to reviewHSK 6
  13. 回头huítóuto turn round; to turn one's head; later; by and byHSK 6
  14. 驳回bóhuíto reject; to turn down; to overruleHSK 7–9
  15. 峰回路转fēnghuí-lùzhuǎnthe mountain road twists around each new peakHSK 7–9
  16. 回避huíbìto shun; to avoid; to skirt; to evade; to step backHSK 7–9
  17. 回归huíguīto return to; to retreat; regressionHSK 7–9
  18. 回合huíhéone of a sequence of contests between the same two opponentsHSK 7–9
  19. 回馈huíkuìto repay a favor; to give back; feedbackHSK 7–9
  20. 回落huíluòto fall back; to return to low level after a riseHSK 7–9
  21. 回升huíshēngto rise again after a fall; to pick up; rallyHSK 7–9
  22. 回首huíshǒuto turn around; to look back; to recall the pastHSK 7–9
  23. 回味huíwèito call to mind and ponder over; aftertasteHSK 7–9
  24. 回想huíxiǎngto recall; to recollect; to think backHSK 7–9
  25. 回忆录huíyìlùmemoirHSK 7–9
  26. 回应huíyìngto respond; responseHSK 7–9
  27. 来回láihuíto make a round trip; return journey; back and forthHSK 7–9
  28. 退回tuìhuíto return; to send back; to go backHSK 7–9
  29. 挽回wǎnhuíto retrieve; to redeemHSK 7–9
  30. 巡回xúnhuíto go around; to roam; to tourHSK 7–9

Glosses come from CC-CEDICT, used under CC BY-SA 4.0, and are the dictionary’s first sense rather than a translation chosen for context.