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Animated Stroke Order 归

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How to write 归 — animated stroke order

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2.

Stroke Order Diagrams 归

归 stroke order diagram

3.

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归

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4.

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5.

How to Use 归

Return / Go Back

Words in this pattern share the core meaning of returning or going back.

归还 • guī huán • return; revert; send back • HSK 6

HSK 6

6.

HSK Vocabulary: 归

归于 • guī yú • be attributed to

HSK 3.0 · L7-9

guī归

yú

7.

Example Sentences

tā他

zhōng终

yú于

huí回

guī归

le了

gù

Information

Pinyinguī

Meaningto return, to go back to

Strokes5

Radical彐

Traditional歸

StructureLeft-Right

Frequency#1644

Zhuyinㄍㄨㄟ

UnicodeU+5F52

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A woman (妇) returning home with a broom (帚) — to return or go back, like a wife coming back to sweep the household.

guī归

huán还

return; revert; send back

回归 • huí guī • Return / revert • HSK 3.0 · L7-9

HSK 3.0 · L7-9

huí回

guī归

Return / revert

归来 • guī lái • Return / Come back • HSK 3.0 · L7-9

HSK 3.0 · L7-9

guī归

lái来

Return / Come back

Summarize / Conclude

Words in this pattern involve summarizing or drawing conclusions.

归纳 • guī nà • induce; conclude; sum up • HSK 5

HSK 5

guī归

nà纳

induce; conclude; sum up

归结 • guī jié • Conclude / Resolve • HSK 3.0 · L7-9

HSK 3.0 · L7-9

guī归

jié结

Conclude / Resolve

归根到底 • guī gēn dào dǐ • in the final analysis; in the long run • HSK 6

HSK 6

guī归

gēn根

dào到

于

be attributed to

归宿 • guī sù • Destination / Final resting place

HSK 3.0 · L7-9

guī归

sù宿

Destination / Final resting place

归属 • guī shǔ • Belong to / Ascribe to

HSK 3.0 · L7-9

guī归

shǔ属

Belong to / Ascribe to

改邪归正 • gǎi xié guī zhèng • repent and mend one's ways / turn over a new leaf

HSK 3.0 · L7-9

gǎi改

xié邪

guī归

zhèng正

repent and mend one's ways / turn over a new leaf

无家可归 • wú jiā kě guī • homeless / without a place to go

HSK 3.0 · L7-9

wú无

jiā家

kě可

guī归

homeless / without a place to go

故

xiāng乡

。

He finally returned to his hometown.

qǐng请

àn按

shí时

guī归

huán还

tú图

shū书

guǎn馆

de的

shū书

。

Please return the library books on time.

zhè这

ge个

wèn问

tí题

kě可

yǐ以

guī归

jié结

wèi为

liǎng两

gè个

yuán原

yīn因

。

This problem can be attributed to two reasons.

zhè这

xiē些

wù物

pǐn品

yīng应

gāi该

wù物

guī归

yuán原

zhǔ主

。

These items should be returned to their original owner.

zhè这

běn本

shū书

de的

guī归

shǔ属

shì是

tú图

shū书

guǎn馆

。

The ownership of this book belongs to the library.

dǐ

底

in the final analysis; in the long run

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皈guīfollow, comply with
癸guǐ10th heavenly stem
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Characters with radical "彐".

彗huìbroomstick; comet
彛yívariant of 彝; Yi (nationality); tripod, wine vessel; rule
录lùto record or copy down
当dāngwork as

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