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1.

Animated Stroke Order 还

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How to write 还 — animated stroke order

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2.

Readings & Meanings

还has 2 distinct pronunciations with different meanings

hái

even

adverbHSK 2 HSK 3.0 · L1

huán

1.to return

2.to return, to give back, to repay

verb

3.

Stroke Order Diagrams 还

还 stroke order diagram

4.

Character Breakdown

Semi-Enclosed

还

还=

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5.

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6.

How to Use 还

Common patterns, words, and short phrases that show how 还 works in context.

Return and repay

These words all keep the idea of giving back, returning, or repaying.

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

HSK 6

7.

Example Sentences

Real-world example sentences demonstrating how 还 is used in context

tā他

hái还

yǒu有

yí一

gè个

dì弟

Information

Pinyinhái / huán

Meaningeven

Strokes7

Radical辶

Traditional還

StructureSemi-Enclosed

Frequency#226

Zhuyinㄏㄞˊ

UnicodeU+8FD8

CangjieYMWF

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辶walk

The foot (辶) circles around (不) — to return or give something back.

guī归

huán还

return; revert; send back

退还 • tuì huán • to return; to refund; to give back • HSK 3.0 · L5

HSK 3.0 · L5

tuì退

huán还

to return; to refund; to give back

偿还 • cháng huán • repay; pay back • HSK 6

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cháng偿

huán还

repay; pay back

返还 • fǎn huán • Return • HSK 3.0 · L7-9

HSK 3.0 · L7-9

fǎn返

huán还

Return

Restore or bargain

A broader family covers restoring something to its original state and bargaining.

还原 • huán yuán • return to the original condition or shape; restore • HSK 6

HSK 6

huán还

yuán原

return to the original condition or shape; restore

讨价还价 • tǎo jià huán jià • bargain/barter with somebody for something • HSK 5

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tǎo讨

jià价

huán还

jià

di弟

。

He also has a younger brother.

nǐ你

xiǎng想

hē喝

chá茶

hái还

shì是

kā咖

fēi啡

？

Do you want tea or coffee?

wǒ我

míng明

tiān天

qù去

tú图

shū书

guǎn馆

huán还

shū书

。

I will go to the library to return books tomorrow.

wǒ我

hái还

yǒu有

hěn很

duō多

gōng工

zuò作

yào要

zuò做

。

I still have a lot of work to do.

xiàn现

zài在

hái还

hěn很

zǎo早

。

It's still very early now.

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.

价

bargain/barter with somebody for something

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迂yūdoctrinaire, abstruse, unrealistic
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