回

回

See also: 何, 向, 同, and 迴

回 U+56DE, 回 CJK UNIFIED IDEOGRAPH-56DE ← 囝 [U+56DD] CJK Unified Ideographs 囟 → [U+56DF]

Translingual

Stroke order

Han character

回 (Kangxi radical 31, 囗+3, 6 strokes, cangjie input 田口 (WR), four-corner 6060₀, composition ⿴囗口)

Derived characters

• 佪, 徊, 洄, 𤞑, 恛, 㻁, 硘, 絗, 蛔, 䛛, 䤧, 鮰, 廻, 迴, 痐, 㐭, 㔽, 靣, 茴, 啚, 啬, 嗇, 䨓, 𩫖, 𠬸
• 瀒, 穯, 䯬

References

• KangXi: page 216, character 26
• Dai Kanwa Jiten: character 4690
• Dae Jaweon: page 422, character 4
• Hanyu Da Zidian (first edition): volume 1, page 712, character 2
• Unihan data for U+56DE

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Chinese

Glyph origin

Historical forms of the character 回
Western Zhou	Shuowen Jiezi (compiled in Han)		Liushutong (compiled in Ming)
Bronze inscriptions	Ancient script	Small seal script	Transcribed ancient scripts

Characters in the same phonetic series (回) (Zhengzhang, 2003) 

	Old Chinese
回	*ɡuːl
徊	*ɡuːl
茴	*ɡuːl
洄	*ɡuːl
迴	*ɡuːl, *ɡuːls
佪	*ɡuːl
蛔	*ɡuːl

Pictogram (象形) : rotation (originally a spiral).

Etymology 1

simp. and trad.		回
alternative forms		囬 囘

(This etymology is missing or incomplete. Please add to it, or discuss it at the Etymology scriptorium.)

"Hui"

From earlier name 回回 (huíhuí), variant of 回鶻／回鹘 (Huíhú), from Old Turkic 𐰆𐰖𐰍𐰆𐰺‎ (uygur). Doublet of 維吾爾／维吾尔 (Wéiwú'ěr).

Pronunciation

• Mandarin

  (Standard)

  (Pinyin): huí (hui²)

  (Zhuyin): ㄏㄨㄟˊ

  (Dungan, Cyrillic and Wiktionary): хуэй (huey, I)

• Cantonese (Jyutping): wui⁴
• Gan (Wiktionary): fi⁴
• Hakka

  (Sixian, PFS): fì

  (Meixian, Guangdong): fi²

• Jin (Wiktionary): hui¹
• Min Bei (KCR): hô
• Min Dong (BUC): huòi
• Min Nan

  (Hokkien, POJ): hôe / hêr / hê

  (Teochew, Peng'im): huê⁵

• Wu (Wiktionary): hhue (T3)
• Xiang (Wiktionary): fei²

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• Mandarin
  • (Standard Chinese)⁺
    • Hanyu Pinyin: huí
    • Zhuyin: ㄏㄨㄟˊ
    • Tongyong Pinyin: huéi
    • Wade–Giles: hui²
    • Yale: hwéi
    • Gwoyeu Romatzyh: hwei
    • Palladius: хуэй (xuej)
    • Sinological IPA ^(key): /xweɪ̯³⁵/
  • (Dungan)
    • Cyrillic and Wiktionary: хуэй (huey, I)
    • Sinological IPA ^(key): /xuɛi²⁴/

    (Note: Dungan pronunciation is currently experimental and may be inaccurate.)

• Cantonese
  • (Standard Cantonese, Guangzhou)⁺
    • Jyutping: wui⁴
    • Yale: wùih
    • Cantonese Pinyin: wui⁴
    • Guangdong Romanization: wui⁴
    • Sinological IPA ^(key): /wuːi̯²¹/
• Gan
  • (Nanchang)
    • Wiktionary: fi⁴
    • Sinological IPA ^(key): /fɨi³⁵/
• Hakka
  • (Sixian, incl. Miaoli and Meinong)
    • Pha̍k-fa-sṳ: fì
    • Hakka Romanization System: fiˇ
    • Hagfa Pinyim: fi²
    • Sinological IPA: /fi¹¹/
  • (Meixian)
    • Guangdong: fi²
    • Sinological IPA: /fi¹¹/
• Jin
  • (Taiyuan)⁺
    • Wiktionary: hui¹
    • Sinological IPA (old-style): /xuei¹¹/
• Min Bei
  • (Jian'ou)
    • Kienning Colloquial Romanized: hô
    • Sinological IPA ^(key): /xo³³/
• Min Dong
  • (Fuzhou)
    • Bàng-uâ-cê: huòi
    • Sinological IPA ^(key): /hui⁵³/
• Min Nan
  • (Hokkien: Kaohsiung, Quanzhou, Xiamen, Zhangzhou)
    • Pe̍h-ōe-jī: hôe
    • Tâi-lô: huê
    • Phofsit Daibuun: hoee
    • IPA (Kaohsiung): /hue²³/
    • IPA (Quanzhou, Xiamen): /hue²⁴/
    • IPA (Zhangzhou): /hue¹³/
  • (Hokkien: Quanzhou)
    • Pe̍h-ōe-jī: hêr
    • Tâi-lô: hêr
    • IPA (Quanzhou): /hə²⁴/
  • (Hokkien: Taipei, Xiamen)
    • Pe̍h-ōe-jī: hê
    • Tâi-lô: hê
    • Phofsit Daibuun: hee
    • IPA (Taipei, Xiamen): /he²⁴/

Note:

• hôe - literary;
• hêr/hê - vernacular.

• • (Teochew)
    • Peng'im: huê⁵
    • Pe̍h-ōe-jī-like: huê
    • Sinological IPA ^(key): /hue⁵⁵/
• Wu
  • (Shanghainese)
    • Wiktionary: hhue (T3)
    • Sinological IPA ^(key): /ɦɯe̞²³/
• Xiang
  • (Changsha)
    • Wiktionary: fei²
    • Sinological IPA ^(key): /ɸe̞i¹³/

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• Middle Chinese: /ɦuʌi/

Rime
Character	回
Reading #	1/1
Initial (聲)	匣 (33)
Final (韻)	灰 (42)
Tone (調)	Level (Ø)
Openness (開合)	Closed
Division (等)	I
Fanqie	戸恢切
Reconstructions
Zhengzhang Shangfang	/ɦuʌi/
Pan Wuyun	/ɦuoi/
Shao Rongfen	/ɣuɒi/
Edwin Pulleyblank	/ɦwəj/
Li Rong	/ɣuᴀi/
Wang Li	/ɣuɒi/
Bernard Karlgren	/ɣuɑ̆i/
Expected Mandarin Reflex	huí
Expected Cantonese Reflex	wui4

• Old Chinese

  (Baxter–Sagart): /*[ɢ]ʷˤəj/

  (Zhengzhang): /*ɡuːl/

Baxter–Sagart system 1.1 (2014)
Character	回
Reading #	1/1
Modern Beijing (Pinyin)	huí
Middle Chinese	‹ hwoj ›
Old Chinese	/*[ɢ]ʷˁəj/
English	go around
Notes for Old Chinese notations in the Baxter–Sagart system: * Parentheses "()" indicate uncertain presence; * Square brackets "[]" indicate uncertain identity, e.g. *[t] as coda may in fact be *-t or *-p; * Angle brackets "<>" indicate infix; * Hyphen "-" indicates morpheme boundary; * Period "." indicates syllable boundary.

Zhengzhang system (2003)
Character	回
Reading #	1/1
No.	5443
Phonetic component	回
Rime group	微
Rime subdivision	2
Corresponding MC rime	回
Old Chinese	/*ɡuːl/

Definitions

回

1. to turn around

   alt. forms: 迴

   往回走  ―  wǎng huí zǒu  ―  to turn back

   回過身來／回过身来  ―  huí guò shēn lái  ―  to turn around

   回頭看了一眼／回头看了一眼  ―  huítóu kàn le yī yǎn  ―  turned around (one's head) and had a look

2. to return; to go back

   alt. forms: 迴

   回家  ―  huíjiā  ―  to return home

   我明天要回北京了。 [MSC, trad. and simp.]

   Wǒ míngtiān yào huí Běijīng le. [Pinyin]

   I am returning to Beijing tomorrow.

3. Used after a verb to indicate a movement back to the original place; back

   使用後請放回原位。 [MSC, trad.]
   使用后请放回原位。 [MSC, simp.]

   Shǐyòng hòu qǐng fàng huí yuánwèi. [Pinyin]

   Please put it back after use.

   我要拿回屬於我的東西。 [MSC, trad.]
   我要拿回属于我的东西。 [MSC, simp.]

   Wǒ yào ná huí shǔyú wǒ de dōngxi. [Pinyin]

   I must take back what belongs to me.

4. to circle; to wind

   alt. forms: 迴

   • 倬彼雲漢，昭回于天。 [Pre-Classical Chinese, trad.]
     倬彼云汉，昭回于天。 [Pre-Classical Chinese, simp.]

     From: The Classic of Poetry, c. 11^th – 7^th centuries BCE, translated based on James Legge's version

     Zhuō bǐ yúnhàn, zhāo huí yú tiān. [Pinyin]

     Bright was that milky way,
     Shining and revolving in the sky.

5. to reply; to respond; to answer

   回信  ―  huíxìn  ―  to write back

   回他個電話／回他个电话  ―  huí tā ge diànhuà  ―  to call him back

   已讀不回／已读不回  ―  yǐdúbùhuí  ―  to read someone's message and not give any response

6. to decline; to refuse
7. to avoid

   alt. forms: 迴

8. Classifier for chapters.

   《西遊記》全書共一百回。 [MSC, trad.]
   《西游记》全书共一百回。 [MSC, simp.]

   “Xīyóujì” quán shū gòng yībǎi huí. [Pinyin]

   Journey to the West has 100 chapters in total.

9. Classifier for number of occurrences of events: times

   • 有幾回，鄰舍孩子聽得笑聲，也趕熱鬧，圍住了孔乙己。 [MSC, trad.]
     有几回，邻舍孩子听得笑声，也赶热闹，围住了孔乙己。 [MSC, simp.]

     From: 1919, Lu Xun, 孔乙己 (Kung I-chi)

     Yǒu jǐ huí, línshè háizi tīng de xiàoshēng, yě gǎn rènào, wéi zhù le Kǒng Yǐjǐ. [Pinyin]

     Sometimes children in the neighbourhood, hearing laughter, came to join in the fun, and surrounded Kung I-chi.

   alt. forms: 迴

10. (～族) Hui ethnic group
11. (dated in Mainland China) Muslim; anything related to Islam

Synonyms

Dialectal synonyms of 回 (“to return; to come/go back”) [map]

Variety	Location	Words edit
Classical Chinese		回, 歸
Formal (Written Standard Chinese)		回, 返回, 回歸
Mandarin	Beijing	回
	Taiwan	回
	Chengdu	轉, 回
	Malaysia	回
	Singapore	回
Cantonese	Guangzhou	返
	Hong Kong	返
	Macau	返
	Zhongshan (Shiqi)	返
	Taishan	返
	Kuala Lumpur (Guangfu)	返
	Singapore (Guangfu)	返
Hakka	Meixian	轉
	Miaoli (N. Sixian)	轉
	Pingtung (Neipu; S. Sixian)	歸
	Hsinchu County (Zhudong; Hailu)	轉
	Taichung (Dongshi; Dabu)	轉
	Hsinchu County (Qionglin; Raoping)	轉
	Yunlin (Lunbei; Zhao'an)	轉
	Kuching (Hepo)	轉
Min Dong	Fuzhou	轉
	Singapore (Fuqing)	轉
Min Nan	Xiamen	轉, 倒
	Quanzhou	轉
	Zhangzhou	轉
	Zhao'an	轉
	Taipei	轉
	New Taipei (Sanxia)	轉
	Kaohsiung	轉
	Yilan	轉
	Changhua (Lukang)	轉
	Taichung	轉
	Tainan	轉
	Hsinchu	轉
	Kinmen	轉
	Penghu (Magong)	轉
	Penang (Hokkien)	轉
	Singapore (Hokkien)	轉
	Manila (Hokkien)	倒
	Chaozhou	轉
	Shantou	轉
	Haifeng	轉
	Singapore (Teochew)	轉
	Wenchang	轉
	Singapore (Hainanese)	轉
Wu	Ningbo	回, 轉 rare

Dialectal synonyms of 次 (“time (frequency)”) [map]

Variety	Location	Words edit
Classical Chinese		度
Formal (Written Standard Chinese)		次, 回, 遍
Mandarin	Taiwan	次
	Malaysia	次
	Singapore	次
Cantonese	Guangzhou	次
	Hong Kong	次
	Macau	次
	Kuala Lumpur (Guangfu)	次, 擺
	Singapore (Guangfu)	次, 擺
Hakka	Meixian	擺
	Wuhua (Huacheng)	擺
	Heyuan (Bendihua)	次
	Liannan	次
	Jiexi	輪
	Changting	回
	Wuping	下, 到
	Ninghua	回
	Miaoli (N. Sixian)	擺, 到
	Pingtung (Neipu; S. Sixian)	擺, 到
	Hsinchu County (Zhudong; Hailu)	擺, 到
	Taichung (Dongshi; Dabu)	擺, 到
	Hsinchu County (Qionglin; Raoping)	擺, 到
	Yunlin (Lunbei; Zhao'an)	擺, 回
	Hong Kong	次
	Senai (Huiyang)	擺
Min Dong	Fuzhou	匝
Min Nan	Xiamen	擺, 斗
	Xiamen (Tong'an)	擺
	Quanzhou	擺, 斗
	Anxi	擺
	Zhangzhou	擺, 斗
	Zhao'an	次, 擺
	Tainan	擺, 改, 斗
	Penang (Hokkien)	斗
	Singapore (Hokkien)	擺
	Manila (Hokkien)	擺
	Chaozhou	匝, 過
	Jieyang	匝, 過, 擺
	Johor Bahru (Teochew)	次, 匝
	Singapore (Teochew)	擺, 匝
	Wenchang	下, 次
Wu	Shanghai	次, 埭, 趟, 頓, 遍, 場, 轉, 下
	Shanghai (Chongming)	趟, 頓, 場
	Suzhou	趟, 頓, 場
	Danyang	頓, 場
	Hangzhou	埭, 趟, 頓, 通
	Ningbo	回, 埭, 卯, 遭 dated, 記

Compounds

Derived terms from 回

一回 (yīhuí) 一回事 (yīhuíshì) 三回九曲 三回五次 上回 (shànghuí) 下回 (xiàhuí) 不堪回首 (bùkānhuíshǒu) 不足回旋 交回 人力回天 低回 (dīhuí) 出一回神 前回 召回 (zhàohuí) 回一回 回中 (huízhōng) 回九 回事 回信 (huíxìn) 回候 回儒 (huírú) 回光返照 回函 (huíhán) 回力棒 回力球 回去 (huíqù) 回合 (huíhé) 回告 回味 (huíwèi) 回和 回嗔作喜 (huíchēn zuòxǐ) 回嘴 (huízuǐ) 回回 (huíhuí) 回回鼻子 回塘 回天 (huítiān) 回天之力 回奉 回娘家 (huí niángjiā) 回子 (huízi) 回字 回定 回家 (huíjiā) 回容 回屋 (huíwū) 回山倒海 回帖 回席 (huíxí) 回府 (huífǔ) 回心 回忌 回思 回想 (huíxiǎng) 回惶 回手 (huíshǒu) 回扣 (huíkòu) 回拜 (huíbài) 回援 (huíyuán) 回收 (huíshōu) 回教 (Huíjiào) 回教世界 回教徒 (huíjiàotú) 回敬 (huíjìng) 回文 (huíwén) 回旋 回旋梯 回族 (Huízú) 回旨 回易 回春 (huíchūn) 回春作用 回暖 (huínuǎn) 回朝 (huícháo) 回棋 (huíqí) 回椎 回民 (Huímín) 回波 回流 (huíliú) 回溯 (huísù) 回潮 (huícháo) 回火 (huíhuǒ) 回煞 回片 回甘 (huígān) 回生 (huíshēng) 回生起死 回用 回疆 (Huíjiāng) 回眸一笑 (huímóuyīxiào) 回示 回票面 回程 (huíchéng) 回答 (huídá) 回籍 回翔 回老家 (huí lǎojiā) 回背 回航 回西流 回覆 (huífù) 回跌 回路 (huílù) 回身 (huíshēn)

回遑 回避 回邪 回部 (Huíbù) 回防 回青 回音 (huíyīn) 回首 (huíshǒu) 垃圾回收 (lājī huíshōu) 大回 大回朝 大地回春 (dàdìhuíchūn) 妙手回春 (miàoshǒuhuíchūn) 守正不回 康回 (Kānghuí) 手到回春 打回票 打道回府 (dǎdàohuífǔ) 扳回 扳回一城 批回 折回 (zhéhuí) 挽回 (wǎnhuí) 撤回 (chèhuí) 收回 (shōuhuí) 收回成命 春回大地 (chūnhuídàdì) 昭回 (zhāohuí) 每回 (měihuí) 片甲不回 (piàn jiǎ bù huí) 璧回 百折不回 (bǎizhébùhuí) 空手而回 者回 著手回春 裴回 起死回生 (qǐsǐhuíshēng) 踅回 返回 (fǎnhuí) 返照回光 退回 (tuìhuí) 逃回 遣回 邅回 回佣 回升 (huíshēng) 三回九轉／三回九转 三回五轉／三回五转 三回兩轉／三回两转 乾回付／干回付 來來回回／来来回回 來回／来回 (láihuí) 來回來去／来回来去 (láihuíláiqù) 來回的話／来回的话 來回票／来回票 (láihuípiào) 值回票價／值回票价 (zhíhuípiàojià) 兩回事／两回事 (liǎnghuíshì) 北回歸線／北回归线 (Běi-Huíguīxiàn) 南回歸線／南回归线 (Nán-Huíguīxiàn) 吃回頭草／吃回头草 回來／回来 (huílái) 回光鏡／回光镜 回味無窮／回味无穷 (huíwèiwúqióng) 回回曆／回回历 (Huíhuilì) 回國／回国 (huíguó) 回執／回执 (huízhí) 回報／回报 (huíbào) 回天乏術／回天乏术 回師／回师 (huíshī) 回復／回复 (huífù) 回復青春／回复青春 回心轉意／回心转意 (huíxīnzhuǎnyì) 回憶／回忆 (huíyì) 回憶錄／回忆录 (huíyìlù) 回應／回应 (huíyìng) 回戲／回戏 回擊／回击 (huíjī) 回教聖戰／回教圣战 回數票／回数票 回曆／回历 (Huílì) 回書／回书 (huíshū) 回條／回条 (huítiáo) 回檔／回档 (huídàng) 回歸／回归 (huíguī) 回歸年／回归年 (huíguīnián) 回歸潮／回归潮 回歸熱／回归热 (huíguīrè) 回歸線／回归线 (huíguīxiàn) 回灘／回滩 回燈／回灯 回爐／回炉 (huílú) 回爐復帳／回炉复帐 回狀／回状 回生乏術／回生乏术 回盤／回盘 回祿／回禄 (Huílù) 回祿之災／回禄之灾 回禮／回礼 (huílǐ) 回稟／回禀 (huíbǐng) 回籠／回笼 (huílóng) 回紇／回纥 (Huíhé) 回納／回纳

回絕／回绝 (huíjué) 回聲／回声 (huíshēng) 回腸／回肠 回腸九回／回肠九回 回腸蕩氣／回肠荡气 回船轉舵／回船转舵 回訪／回访 (huífǎng) 回話／回话 (huíhuà) 回請／回请 (huíqǐng) 回護／回护 回買／回买 回贈／回赠 回贖／回赎 回轉／回转 (huízhuǎn) 回過／回过 回郵／回邮 回鄉／回乡 (huíxiāng) 回銷／回销 (huíxiāo) 回鋒／回锋 (huífēng) 回鍋／回锅 (huíguō) 回鑾／回銮 回門／回门 回闌／回阑 回電／回电 (huídiàn) 回響／回响 回頭／回头 (huítóu) 回頭人／回头人 (huítóurén) 回頭兒／回头儿 回頭掣腦／回头掣脑 回頭是岸／回头是岸 (huítóu shì àn) 回頭書／回头书 回頭路／回头路 回頭車子／回头车子 回顧／回顾 (huígù) 回顧展／回顾展 (huígùzhǎn) 回風／回风 回飆／回飙 回飛棒／回飞棒 (huífēibàng) 回饋／回馈 (huíkuì) 回饋作用／回馈作用 回饋控制／回馈控制 回馬／回马 (huímǎ) 回馬槍／回马枪 (huímǎqiāng) 回駁／回驳 回魚箸／回鱼箸 回鶻／回鹘 (Huíhú) 回鶻文／回鹘文 (huíhúwén) 回黃倒皂／回黄倒皂 回黃轉綠／回黄转绿 回龍／回龙 (Huílóng) 回龍山／回龙山 (Huílóngshān) 大漲小回／大涨小回 守節不回／守节不回 寶山空回／宝山空回 (bǎoshānkōnghuí) 帶回／带回 (dàihuí) 幾回／几回 幾回價／几回价 得勝回朝／得胜回朝 得勝頭回／得胜头回 復回／复回 (fùhuí) 心回意轉／心回意转 心意回轉／心意回转 悲回風／悲回风 意轉心回／意转心回 打來回／打来回 掉回頭／掉回头 揮戈回日／挥戈回日 敗子回頭／败子回头 (bàizǐhuítóu) 新疆回變／新疆回变 沒來回／没来回 油回磨轉／油回磨转 浪子回頭／浪子回头 湖北口回族鄉／湖北口回族乡 (Húběikǒu Huízú Xiāng) 無回豁／无回豁 牛回磨轉／牛回磨转 猛回頭／猛回头 班師回朝／班师回朝 (bānshīhuícháo) 發回／发回 (fāhuí) 目駭耳回／目骇耳回 章回小說／章回小说 (zhānghuí xiǎoshuō) 笑耍頭回／笑耍头回 蕩氣回腸／荡气回肠 藥到回春／药到回春 調回／调回 資源回收／资源回收 贖回／赎回 (shúhuí) 走回頭路／走回头路 輪回／轮回 轉意回心／转意回心 轉日回天／转日回天 這回／这回 (zhèhuí) 這回事／这回事 遲回／迟回 遲回觀望／迟回观望 雙回門／双回门 雲南回變／云南回变 領回／领回 頭回／头回 (tóuhuí) 飭回／饬回 飯店回蔥／饭店回葱 駁回／驳回 (bóhuí) 驀然回首／蓦然回首

Etymology 2

For pronunciation and definitions of 回 – see 迴 (“to revolve; to rotate; to avoid; etc.”). (This character, 回, is the simplified form of 迴.)

Notes: Simplified Chinese is mainly used in Mainland China, Malaysia and Singapore. Traditional Chinese is mainly used in Hong Kong, Macau, and Taiwan.

Etymology 3

simp. and trad.		回
alternative forms		𠲛 噲／哙

Pronunciation

• Min Dong (BUC): huòi

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• Min Dong
  • (Fuzhou)
    • Bàng-uâ-cê: huòi
    • Sinological IPA ^(key): /hui⁵³/

Definitions

回 (Min Dong)

1. that
2. then

Synonyms

Dialectal synonyms of 那 (“that”) [map]

Variety	Location	Words edit
Classical Chinese		彼, 其, 夫, 爾
Formal (Written Standard Chinese)		那, 該
Mandarin	Beijing	那
	Taiwan	那
	Tianjin	那
	Chengde	那
	Tangshan	那
	Cangzhou	那
	Baoding	那
	Shijiazhuang	那
	Chifeng	那
	Hulunbuir (Hailar)	那
	Heihe	那
	Qiqihar	那
	Harbin	那
	Jiamusi	那
	Baicheng	那
	Changchun	那
	Tonghua	那
	Shenyang	那
	Dandong	那
	Jinzhou	那
	Dalian	那
	Yantai	那, 乜
	Yantai (Muping)	那
	Lijin	那, 乜
	Zhucheng	那, 乜
	Jinan	那
	Wanrong	𠰻, 兀3, 奈
	Shangqiu	那
	Yuanyang	那
	Zhengzhou	那
	Lingbao	那
	Xinyang	那
	Baihe	那
	Hanzhong	那
	Xi'an	兀3, 那
	Baoji	那
	Yinchuan	那, 呶
	Tianshui	那
	Lanzhou	那
	Dunhuang	那
	Xining	那
	Hami	那
	Ürümqi	那
	Wuhan	那
	Yichang	那
	Xiangyang	那
	Tianmen	那
	Hong'an	那
	Chengdu	那
	Nanchong	那
	Dazhou	那
	Hanyuan	那
	Xichang	那
	Zigong	那
	Chongqing	那
	Guiyang	那
	Zunyi	那
	Bijie	那
	Liping	那
	Zhaotong	那
	Dali	那
	Kunming	那
	Mengzi	那
	Guilin	那
Liuzhou	那
Jishou	那
Changde	那
Xuzhou	那
Pizhou	那
Ganyu	那
Fuyang	那
Wuhu	那, 顧
Yangzhou	那
Baoying	那
Lianyungang	那
Donghai	那
Huai'an (Huaiyin)	那
Lianshui	那
Nanjing	那
Hefei	那
Nantong	葛
Rugao	那
Yancheng	那
Funing	那
Sihong	那
Taizhou	那
Zhenjiang	那
Malaysia	那
Singapore	那
Cantonese	Guangzhou	嗰
	Hong Kong	嗰
	Macau	嗰
	Taishan	嚀, 𡃕
	Dongguan	嗰
	Yangjiang	那
	Kuala Lumpur (Guangfu)	嗰
	Singapore (Guangfu)	嗰
Gan	Nanchang	許
	Nanchang (Wangcheng)	許
	Anyi	爾
	Lushan	爾
	Pengze	爾
	Duchang	爾
	Wuning (Quankou)	爾
	Poyang	爾
	Yugan	爾
	Wannian	那
	Hengfeng	爾
	Yanshan	爾
	Yanshan	爾
	Leping	恁
	Fengxin	許
	Wanzai	許
	Fengcheng	許
	Xinyu	許
	Fuzhou (Shangdundu)	恁
	Fuzhou (Dongxiang)	恁
	Nancheng	階
	Nanfeng	許
	Yihuang	里
	Lichuan	許
	Chongren	許
	Pingxiang	恁
	Ji'an	改
	Yongfeng	蓋
	Xiajiang	許
	Yingtan (Yujiang)	里
	Guixi	許
	Jinxian	恁
	Jinxi	恁
	Le'an	許
	Guangchang	該
	Anfu	改
	Wan'an	介
	Jing'an	許
Hakka	Changting	解
	Shanghang	介
	Wuping	解
	Liancheng	解
	Qingliu	介
	Yudu	界
	Shangyou (Shexi)	界
	Dayu	密
	Miaoli (N. Sixian)	該
	Pingtung (Neipu; S. Sixian)	該
	Hsinchu County (Zhudong; Hailu)	該
	Taichung (Dongshi; Dabu)	該
	Hsinchu County (Qionglin; Raoping)	該
	Yunlin (Lunbei; Zhao'an)	遐
	Hong Kong	哎
	Kuching (Hepo)	嗰
Huizhou	Jixi	那
	Shexian	那
	Wuyuan	箇
	Fuliang	爾
Jin	Taiyuan	兀3, 那
	Yangyuan	那
	Datong	那
	Xinzhou	𠰻
	Lishi	那, 𠰻
	Linfen	兀
	Changzhi	那
	Linhe	那
	Jining	那
	Hohhot	那
	Erenhot	那
	Pingshan	那
	Zhangjiakou	那
	Handan	那
	Suide	那
Min Bei	Jian'ou	兀4
	Songxi	兀4
	Zhenghe	兀4
	Jianyang	兀4
Min Dong	Fuzhou	許
	Changle	許
	Lianjiang	許
	Fuqing	許
	Pingtan	許
	Yongtai	許
	Minqing	許
	Gutian	許
	Pingnan	許
	Luoyuan	許
	Fu'an	許
	Xiapu	許
	Zherong	那
	Shouning	許
	Zhouning	許
	Fuding	許
	Singapore (Fuqing)	許
Min Nan	Xiamen	彼, 許
	Xiamen (Tong'an)	彼
	Quanzhou	彼, 許
	Jinjiang	彼
	Nan'an	彼
	Shishi	彼
	Hui'an	彼
	Anxi	彼
	Yongchun	彼
	Dehua	彼
	Zhangzhou	彼, 許
	Zhangzhou (Longhai)	彼
	Zhangzhou (Changtai)	彼
	Hua'an	彼
	Nanjing	彼
	Pinghe	彼
	Zhangpu	彼
	Yunxiao	彼
	Zhao'an	彼
	Dongshan	彼
	Taipei	彼
	Kaohsiung	彼
	Penghu (Xiyu)	那
	Singapore (Hokkien)	彼
	Manila (Hokkien)	彼, 許
	Datian	彼
	Chaozhou	許
	Shantou	許
	Haifeng	許
	Singapore (Teochew)	許
	Batam (Teochew)	許
	Wenchang	許
	Singapore (Hainanese)	許
Shaojiang Min	Guangze	兀4
	Mingxi	兀4
Wu	Shanghai	埃, 伊
	Shanghai (Chongming)	艾, 港, 葛 also this
	Shanghai (Songjiang)	威
	Suzhou	歸
	Suzhou (Lili, Wujiang)	介面
	Wuxi	過
	Changshu	過
	Changzhou	過
	Danyang	過
	Gaochun (Zhongbao)	古
	Wenzhou	許
	Shangrao	麼
	Yushan	忽
Xiang	Changsha	那
	Shuangfeng	喏

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Japanese

Kanji

回

(grade 2 “Kyōiku” kanji, shinjitai kanji, kyūjitai form 囘)

Shinjitai	回
Kyūjitai	囘

1. turn

Readings

• Go-on: え (e, Jōyō ^†)^{←ゑ (we, historical)}
• Kan-on: かい (kai, Jōyō)^{←くわい (kwai, historical)}
• Tō-on: うい (ui)
• Kun: まわす (mawasu, 回す, Jōyō)^{←まはす (mafasu, historical)}; まわる (mawaru, 回る, Jōyō)^{←まはる (mafaru, historical)}; めぐる (meguru, 回る); めぐらす (megurasu, 回らす)

See also

• 廻 (this is the older spelling of at least some senses or homonyms)

Etymology 1

Kanji in this term
回
まわ(り) Grade: 2
kun’yomi

Counter

回(まわり) • (-mawari) 

1. a turn, times around something

Etymology 2

Kanji in this term
回
かい Grade: 2
kan’on

From Middle Chinese 回 (MC ɦuʌi).

The kan'on pronunciation, so likely a later borrowing.

Pronunciation

• On’yomi: Kan’on
• IPA^(key): [ka̠i]

Affix

回(かい) • (kai) ^{←くわい (kwai)?}

1. turn; revolve
2. return; go back
3. time; occasion
4. (dated) Hui; Islam
5. Alternative form of 蛔 (kai, “roundworm; intestinal worm”)

Derived terms

Derived terms

• 今(こん)回(かい) (konkai)
• 回(かい)送(そう) (kaisō)
• 回(かい)虫(ちゅう) (kaichū)
• 回(かい)転(てん) (kaiten)
• 回(かい)復(ふく) (kaifuku)
• 回(かい)廊(ろう) (kairō)
• 低(てい)回(かい) (teikai)
• 次(じ)回(かい) (jikai)
• 前(ぜん)回(かい) (zenkai)
• 先(せん)回(かい) (senkai)

Counter

回(かい) • (-kai) ^{←くわい (kwai)?}

1. occurrences

   一(いっ)週(しゅう)間(かん)に二(に)回(かい)

   isshūkan ni nikai

   twice a week

2. innings in baseball, games, rounds
3. (Kansai) indicating year of university students

   一回生(いっかいせい)

   ikkaisei

   freshmen (in university)

Noun

回(かい) • (kai) ^{←くわい (kwai)?}

1. time, occasion
2. turn, round
3. episode, chapter

   次(じ)回(かい)

   jikai

   next episode

4. (baseball, softball) inning

See also

• 節(せつ) (setsu), 章(しょう) (shō)

Etymology 3

Kanji in this term
回
え Grade: 2
goon

From Middle Chinese 回 (MC ɦuʌi).

The goon pronunciation, so likely the initial borrowing.

Pronunciation

• On’yomi: Goon
• IPA^(key): [e̞]

Affix

回(え) • (e) ^{←ゑ (we)?}

1. turn; turn around

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Korean

Hanja

回 (eumhun 돌아올 회 (doraol hoe))

1. (suffix) time, occurrence, occasion
2. return to time

Compounds

• 위화도회군 (威化島回軍, wihwadohoegun)

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Vietnamese

Han character

回: Hán Nôm readings: hồi[1]

1. to return, to turn around
2. a time or occurrence (especially in the past)
3. a chapter, an act
4. (only in compound) anything related to Islam

Compounds

• 回答 (hồi đáp, “to answer”)
• 復回 (phục hồi, “to return to the original form”)
• 小說章回 (tiểu thuyết chương hồi, “novels that are divided into multiple chapters”)
• 回教 (Hồi giáo, “Islam”)
• 道回 (đạo Hồi, “Islam”)

References

1. Trần (1999).