# 歸

| 歸 | U+6B78, &#27512; CJK UNIFIED IDEOGRAPH-6B78 |
| ← 歷 [U+6B77] | CJK Unified Ideographs | 歹 → [U+6B79] |

## Translingual

| Traditional | 歸 |
| Shinjitai | 帰 |
| Simplified | 归 |

### Han character

歸 (Kangxi radical 77, 止+14, 18 strokes, cangjie input 竹一尸一月 (HMSMB), four-corner 2712$_7$, composition ⿰⿱𠂤止帚)

#### Derived characters

* 𠐽, 𱜔, 𱝺, 𢹾, 𭳶, 𣠗, 𬵻, 𧢫, 巋, 蘬, 𥍁, 𧢦, 𧰥

#### References

* Kangxi Dictionary: page 578, character 7
* Dai Kanwa Jiten: character 16349
* Dae Jaweon: page 968, character 18
* Hanyu Da Zidian (first edition): volume 2, page 1446, character 15
* Unihan data for U+6B78

## Chinese
### Glyph origin

Historical forms of the character 歸 :
| Shang | Western Zhou | Warring States | Shuowen Jiezi (compiled in Han) | Liushutong (compiled in Ming) |
| Oracle bone script | Bronze inscriptions | Chu slip and silk script | Small seal script | Transcribed ancient scripts |
| | Old Chinese |
| 蘬 | *kʰlul, *kʰrul, *kʰrulʔ |
| 磓 | *tuːl |
| 塠 | *tuːl |
| 頧 | *tuːl, *tuːlʔ |
| 鴭 | *tuːl |
| 鎚 | *tuːl, *dul, *duls |
| 搥 | *tuːl |
| 縋 | *dols |
| 膇 | *dols |
| 槌 | *dols, *dul |
| 追 | *tul |
| 桘 | *dul |
| 巋 | *kʰrul, *kʰrulʔ |
| 歸 | *klul |
Ideogrammic compound (會意 / 会意) : 𠂤 (“ancient form of 師 (“troops”)”) + 帚 (“broom; sweep”) – to eradicate the enemy and return.
Some analyse the 帚 component in the oracle bone script as a ligature of 止 (“to stop, to cease”) and 方 (“peripheral tribes”), i.e. “(of tribes in the periphery) to cease enmity and submit”.
A 止 (“foot”) or 辵 (“walking”) component was further added in the bronze inscriptions.
Shuowen deems 𠂤 to be the phonetic component of this character.

### Etymology 1

Starostin and Schuessler (2007) consider this a possible derivative of 回 (OC *ɡuːl, “to revolve; to return”). Compared with Tibetan འཁོར ('khor, “circle; turn; to turn round; to return”) by Xue (2001) and Wang (2007).

#### Pronunciation

* Mandarin
    (Standard)
       (Pinyin): guī (gui$^1$)
       (Zhuyin): ㄍㄨㄟ
    (Chengdu, Sichuanese Pinyin): gui$^1$
    (Dungan, Cyrillic and Wiktionary): гуй (guy, I)
* Cantonese
    (Guangzhou–Hong Kong, Jyutping): gwai$^1$
    (Taishan, Wiktionary): gei$^1$
* Gan (Wiktionary): gui$^1$
* Hakka
    (Sixian, PFS): kûi
    (Meixian, Guangdong): gui$^1$
* Jin (Wiktionary): gui$^1$
* Northern Min (KCR): gṳ́
* Eastern Min (BUC): gŭi
* Southern Min
    (Hokkien, POJ): kui
    (Teochew, Peng'im): gui$^1$
* Wu (Northern, Wugniu): $^1$ciu; $^1$kue / $^1$kue
* Xiang (Changsha, Wiktionary): guei$^1$
* Mandarin
** (Standard Chinese)
*** Hanyu Pinyin: guī
*** Zhuyin: ㄍㄨㄟ
*** Tongyong Pinyin: guei
*** Wade–Giles: kuei$^1$
*** Yale: gwēi
*** Gwoyeu Romatzyh: guei
*** Palladius: гуй (guj)
*** Sinological IPA : /ku̯eɪ̯⁵⁵/
** (Chengdu)
*** Sichuanese Pinyin: gui$^1$
*** Scuanxua Ladinxua Xin Wenz: gui
*** Sinological IPA : /kuei⁵⁵/
** (Dungan)
*** Cyrillic and Wiktionary: гуй (guy, I)
*** Sinological IPA : /kuei²⁴/
    (Note: Dungan pronunciation is currently experimental and may be inaccurate.)
* Cantonese
** (Standard Cantonese, Guangzhou–Hong Kong)
*** Jyutping: gwai$^1$
*** Yale: gwāi
*** Cantonese Pinyin: gwai$^1$
*** Guangdong Romanization: guei$^1$
*** Sinological IPA : /kʷɐi̯⁵⁵/
** (Taishanese, Taicheng)
*** Wiktionary: gei$^1$
*** Sinological IPA : /kei³³/
* Gan
** (Nanchang)
*** Wiktionary: gui$^1$
*** Sinological IPA : /kui⁴²/
* Hakka
** (Sixian, incl. Miaoli and Neipu)
*** Pha̍k-fa-sṳ: kûi
*** Hakka Romanization System: gui$^ˊ$
*** Hagfa Pinyim: gui$^1$
*** Sinological IPA: /ku̯i²⁴/
** (Meixian)
*** Guangdong: gui$^1$
*** Sinological IPA: /kuɪ⁴⁴/
* Jin
** (Taiyuan)
*** Wiktionary: gui$^1$
*** Sinological IPA (old-style): /kuei¹¹/
* Northern Min
** (Jian'ou)
*** Kienning Colloquial Romanized: gṳ́
*** Sinological IPA : /ky⁵⁴/
* Eastern Min
** (Fuzhou)
*** Bàng-uâ-cê: gŭi
*** Sinological IPA : /kui⁵⁵/
* Southern Min
** (Hokkien: Xiamen, Quanzhou, Zhangzhou, Jinjiang, General Taiwanese, Longyan)
*** Pe̍h-ōe-jī: kui
*** Tâi-lô: kui
*** Phofsit Daibuun: kuy
*** IPA (Quanzhou, Jinjiang): /kui³³/
*** IPA (Xiamen, Zhangzhou, Taipei, Kaohsiung): /kui⁴⁴/
*** IPA (Longyan): /kui³³⁴/
** (Teochew)
*** Peng'im: gui$^1$
*** Pe̍h-ōe-jī-like: kui
*** Sinological IPA : /kui³³/
* Wu
** (Northern: Shanghai)
*** Wugniu: $^1$ciu; $^1$kue
*** MiniDict: ciu$^平$; kue$^平$
*** Wiktionary Romanisation (Shanghai): $^1$jy; $^1$kue
*** Sinological IPA (Shanghai): /t͡ɕy⁵³/, /kue⁵³/
** (Northern: Suzhou)
*** Wugniu: $^1$kue
*** MiniDict: kue$^平$
*** Sinological IPA (Suzhou): /kue⁴⁴/
* 1jy - colloquial (歸去);
* 1kue - literary.
* Dialectal data
| Variety | Location | edit歸 |
| Mandarin | Beijing | /kuei⁵⁵/ |
| Mandarin | Harbin | /kuei⁴⁴/ |
| Mandarin | Tianjin | /kuei²¹/ |
| Mandarin | Jinan | /kuei²¹³/ |
| Mandarin | Qingdao | /kue²¹³/ |
| Mandarin | Zhengzhou | /kuei²⁴/ |
| Mandarin | Xi'an | /kuei²¹/ |
| Mandarin | Xining | /kuɨ⁴⁴/ |
| Mandarin | Yinchuan | /kuei⁴⁴/ |
| Mandarin | Lanzhou | /kuei³¹/ |
| Mandarin | Ürümqi | /kuei⁴⁴/ |
| Mandarin | Wuhan | /kuei⁵⁵/ |
| Mandarin | Chengdu | /kuei⁵⁵/ |
| Mandarin | Guiyang | /kuei⁵⁵/ |
| Mandarin | Kunming | /kuei⁴⁴/ |
| Mandarin | Nanjing | /kuəi³¹/ |
| Mandarin | Hefei | /kue²¹/ |
| Jin | Taiyuan | /kuei¹¹/ |
| Jin | Pingyao | /kuei¹³/ |
| Jin | Hohhot | /kuei³¹/ |
| Wu | Shanghai | /kue⁵³/ |
| Wu | Suzhou | /kue̞⁵⁵/ |
| Wu | Hangzhou | /kui³³/ |
| Wu | Wenzhou | /kai³³/ /t͡ɕy³³/ 當歸 |
| Hui | Shexian | /kue³¹/ |
| Hui | Tunxi | /kue¹¹/ |
| Xiang | Changsha | /kuei³³/ |
| Xiang | Xiangtan | /kuəi³³/ |
| Gan | Nanchang | /kui⁴²/ |
| Hakka | Meixian | /kui⁴⁴/ |
| Hakka | Taoyuan | /kui²⁴/ |
| Cantonese | Guangzhou | /kwɐi⁵³/ |
| Cantonese | Nanning | /kʷɐi⁵⁵/ |
| Cantonese | Hong Kong | /kwɐi⁵⁵/ |
| Min | Xiamen (Hokkien) | /kui⁵⁵/ |
| Min | Fuzhou (Eastern Min) | /kuoi⁴⁴/ |
| Min | Jian'ou (Northern Min) | /ky⁵⁴/ |
| Min | Shantou (Teochew) | /kui³³/ |
| Min | Haikou (Hainanese) | /kui²³/ |
* Middle Chinese: kjw+j
Rime :
| Character | 歸 |
| Reading # | 1/1 |
| Initial (聲) | 見 (28) |
| Final (韻) | 微 (21) |
| Tone (調) | Level (Ø) |
| Openness (開合) | Closed |
| Division (等) | III |
| Fanqie | 舉韋切 |
| Baxter | kjw+j |
| Reconstructions ||
| Zhengzhang Shangfang | /kʉi/ |
| Pan Wuyun | /kʷɨi/ |
| Shao Rongfen | /kiuəi/ |
| Edwin Pulleyblank | /kuj/ |
| Li Rong | /kiuəi/ |
| Wang Li | /kĭwəi/ |
| Bernhard Karlgren | /kwe̯i/ |
| Expected Mandarin Reflex | guī |
| Expected Cantonese Reflex | gwai$^1$ |
* Old Chinese
    (Baxter–Sagart): /*[k]ʷəj/
    (Zhengzhang): /*klul/
Baxter–Sagart system 1.1 (2014) :
| Character | 歸 |
| Reading # | 1/1 |
| Modern Beijing (Pinyin) | guī |
| Middle Chinese | ‹ kjwɨj › |
| Old Chinese | /*[k]ʷəj/ |
| English | return (v.) |
| 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 | 歸 |
| Reading # | 1/1 |
| No. | 17748 |
| Phonetic component | 追 |
| Rime group | 微 |
| Rime subdivision | 2 |
| Corresponding MC rime | 歸 |
| Old Chinese | /*klul/ |

#### Definitions

歸
* to return (to a place); to come back to
* to return to (a person, a status); to revert to
* to submit to; to seek patronage
* to tend towards; to converge
    三三歸九／三三归九 [Cantonese] ― saam$^1$ saam$^1$ gwai$^1$ gau$^2$ [Jyutping] ― three time three equals nine (rhyme)
* to belong to
* (between identical words) to be regardless of; to treat separately
    吵架歸吵架／吵架归吵架 ― chǎojià guī chǎojià ― despite the quarreling

##### Usage notes

Usually written as 皈 in Buddhist terms (皈依 (guīyī), 三皈 (sānguī), 皈正, etc.).

##### Synonyms

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

* 三不歸 / 三不归
* 三歸 / 三归
* 三歸依 / 三归依
* 不如歸 / 不如归
* 不如歸去 / 不如归去
* 不歸 / 不归
* 不歸路 / 不归路 (bùguīlù)
* 久假不歸 / 久假不归 (jiǔjiǎbùguī)
* 九九歸一 / 九九归一
* 九九歸原 / 九九归原
* 九歸 / 九归 (jiǔguī)
* 于歸 (yúguī)
* 人心所歸 / 人心所归
* 休牛歸馬 / 休牛归马
* 依歸 / 依归 (yīguī)
* 來歸 / 来归 (láiguī)
* 全受全歸 / 全受全归
* 劃歸 / 划归 (huàguī)
* 北回歸線 / 北回归线 (Běi Huíguīxiàn)
* 北迴歸線 / 北回归线 (Běi Huíguīxiàn)
* 南回歸線 / 南回归线 (Nán-Huíguīxiàn)
* 南迴歸線 / 南回归线 (Nán-Huíguīxiàn)
* 原璧歸趙 / 原璧归赵
* 去邪歸正 / 去邪归正
* 反璞歸真 / 反璞归真 (fǎnpúguīzhēn)
* 反邪歸正 / 反邪归正
* 同歸 / 同归 (tóngguī)
* 同歸於盡 / 同归于尽 (tóngguīyújìn)
* 同歸殊途 / 同归殊途
* 四海歸心 / 四海归心
* 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)
* 塵歸塵，土歸土 / 尘归尘，土归土 (chénguīchén, tǔguītǔ)
* 大歸 / 大归
* 天下歸心 / 天下归心 (tiānxiàguīxīn)
* 天命有歸 / 天命有归
* 天與人歸 / 天与人归
* 完璧歸趙 / 完璧归赵 (wánbìguīzhào)
* 實至名歸 / 实至名归 (shízhìmíngguī)
* 拂袖而歸 / 拂袖而归
* 挈屐而歸 / 挈屐而归
* 指歸 / 指归 (zhǐguī)
* 掛冠歸里 / 挂冠归里
* 推輦歸里 / 推辇归里
* 撒手歸去 / 撒手归去
* 收歸 / 收归 (shōuguī)
* 收歸國有 / 收归国有
* 改土歸流 / 改土归流 (gǎitǔguīliú)
* 改邪歸正 / 改邪归正 (gǎixiéguīzhèng)
* 放牛歸馬 / 放牛归马
* 放虎歸山 / 放虎归山 (fànghǔguīshān)
* 早出晚歸 / 早出晚归 (zǎochūwǎnguī)
* 春歸 / 春归
* 春歸人老 / 春归人老
* 星行夜歸 / 星行夜归
* 時望所歸 / 时望所归
* 晚歸 / 晚归
* 晝錦榮歸 / 昼锦荣归
* 書歸正傳 / 书归正传
* 東歸 / 东归
* 柯爛忘歸 / 柯烂忘归
* 棄官歸田 / 弃官归田
* 棄官歸鄉 / 弃官归乡 (qì guān guī xiāng)
* 棄邪歸正 / 弃邪归正
* 榮歸 / 荣归
* 樂而忘歸 / 乐而忘归
* 歷劫歸來 / 历劫归来
* 歸之若水 / 归之若水
* 歸人 / 归人 (guīrén)
* 歸仁 / 归仁 (Guīrén, “Gueiren”)
* 歸休 / 归休
* 歸伍 / 归伍
* 歸位 / 归位 (guīwèi)
* 歸併 / 归并 (guībìng)
* 歸來 / 归来 (guīlái)
* 歸依 / 归依 (guīyī)
* 歸俗 / 归俗
* 歸僑 / 归侨 (guīqiáo)
* 歸元 / 归元
* 歸入 / 归入 (guīrù)
* 歸全反真 / 归全反真
* 歸公 / 归公 (guīgōng)
* 歸功 / 归功 (guīgōng)
* 歸勘 / 归勘
* 歸化 / 归化 (guīhuà)
* 歸化植物 / 归化植物
* 歸去 / 归去 (guīqù)
* 歸去來兮 / 归去来兮
* 歸去來辭 / 归去来辞
* 歸口 / 归口
* 歸向 / 归向 (guīxiàng)
* 歸向導引 / 归向导引
* 歸咎 / 归咎 (guījiù)
* 歸命 / 归命
* 歸因 / 归因 (guīyīn)
* 歸回 / 归回 (guīhuí)
* 歸國 / 归国 (guīguó)
* 歸國華僑 / 归国华侨
* 歸坐 / 归坐
* 歸墟 / 归墟
* 歸天 / 归天 (guītiān)
* 歸奇顧怪 / 归奇顾怪
* 歸女 / 归女
* 歸子 / 归子
* 歸宗 / 归宗 (guīzōng)
* 歸客 / 归客
* 歸家 / 归家 (guījiā)
* 歸宿 / 归宿 (guīsù)
* 歸寧 / 归宁 (guīníng)
* 歸寢 / 归寝
* 歸就 / 归就
* 歸尾 / 归尾
* 歸屬 / 归属 (guīshǔ)
* 歸屬感 / 归属感 (guīshǔgǎn)
* 歸山 / 归山
* 歸州 / 归州 (Guīzhōu)
* 歸巢 / 归巢
* 歸市 / 归市
* 歸帆 / 归帆
* 歸帳路頭 / 归帐路头
* 歸心 / 归心 (guīxīn)
* 歸心似箭 / 归心似箭 (guīxīnsìjiàn)
* 歸心如箭 / 归心如箭
* 歸心者 / 归心者
* 歸忱 / 归忱
* 歸房 / 归房
* 歸攏 / 归拢 (guīlǒng)
* 歸整 / 归整 (guīzhěng)
* 歸於 / 归于 (guīyú)
* 歸暮 / 归暮
* 歸有光 / 归有光
* 歸服 / 归服 (guīfú)
* 歸期 / 归期 (guīqī)
* 歸本 / 归本
* 歸林 / 归林
* 歸案 / 归案 (guī'àn)
* 歸根 / 归根 (guīgēn)
* 歸根究柢 / 归根究柢 (guīgēnjiūdǐ)
* 歸根結底 / 归根结底 (guīgēnjiédǐ)
* 歸根結柢 / 归根结柢 (guīgēnjiédǐ)
* 歸棹
* 歸檔 / 归档 (guīdàng)
* 歸止 / 归止
* 歸正 / 归正 (guīzhèng)
* 歸正反本 / 归正反本
* 歸流 / 归流
* 歸煙 / 归烟
* 歸煞 / 归煞
* 歸理 / 归理
* 歸田 / 归田 (guītián)
* 歸省 / 归省
* 歸真 / 归真 (guīzhēn)
* 歸真反璞 / 归真反璞
* 歸真證果 / 归真证果
* 歸真返璞 / 归真返璞
* 歸神 / 归神
* 歸福 / 归福
* 歸程 / 归程 (guīchéng)
* 歸竅 / 归窍
* 歸籍 / 归籍
* 歸納 / 归纳 (guīnà)
* 歸納推理 / 归纳推理
* 歸納法 / 归纳法 (guīnàfǎ)
* 歸終 / 归终
* 歸結 / 归结 (guījié)
* 歸綏 / 归绥 (Guīsuí)
* 歸總 / 归总
* 歸罪 / 归罪 (guīzuì)
* 歸置 / 归置 (guīzhì)
* 歸義 / 归义
* 歸老 / 归老 (guīlǎo)
* 歸老菟裘 / 归老菟裘
* 歸耕 / 归耕
* 歸聚 / 归聚
* 歸舟 / 归舟
* 歸航 / 归航
* 歸著 / 归着
* 歸著 / 归着
* 歸葬 / 归葬 (guīzàng)
* 歸藏 / 归藏
* 歸號 / 归号
* 歸裡包堆 / 归里包堆
* 歸西 / 归西 (guīxī)
* 歸計 / 归计
* 歸誠 / 归诚
* 歸謬法 / 归谬法 (guīmiùfǎ)
* 歸趙 / 归赵
* 歸趨 / 归趋
* 歸路 / 归路 (guīlù)
* 歸農 / 归农 (guīnóng)
* 歸途 / 归途 (guītú)
* 歸遺細君 / 归遗细君
* 歸還 / 归还 (guīhuán)
* 歸附 / 归附 (guīfù)
* 歸降 / 归降 (guīxiáng)
* 歸除 / 归除
* 歸陰 / 归阴
* 歸隊 / 归队 (guīduì)
* 歸隱 / 归隐 (guīyǐn)
* 歸集 / 归集 (guījí)
* 歸零 / 归零 (guīlíng)
* 歸面 / 归面
* 歸順 / 归顺 (guīshùn)
* 歸類 / 归类 (guīlèi)
* 歸餘 / 归余
* 歸首 / 归首
* 歸馬放牛 / 归马放牛
* 歸骨 / 归骨
* 歸齊 / 归齐
* 殊塗同歸 / 殊涂同归
* 殊致同歸 / 殊致同归
* 殊路同歸 / 殊路同归
* 殊途同歸 / 殊途同归 (shūtútóngguī)
* 水落歸槽 / 水落归槽
* 江海同歸 / 江海同归
* 涓滴歸公 / 涓滴归公
* 漲價歸公 / 涨价归公
* 滿載而歸 / 满载而归 (mǎnzài'érguī)
* 無家可歸 / 无家可归 (wú jiā kě guī)
* 物歸原主 / 物归原主 (wùguīyuánzhǔ)
* 物歸舊主 / 物归旧主
* 率土歸心 / 率土归心
* 生寄死歸 / 生寄死归
* 異路同歸 / 异路同归
* 異途同歸 / 异途同归 (yìtútóngguī)
* 當歸 / 当归 (dāngguī)
* 白首同歸 / 白首同归
* 白首空歸 / 白首空归
* 白馬歸周 / 白马归周
* 百川歸海 / 百川归海 (bǎichuānguīhǎi)
* 百年歸老 / 百年归老 (bǎiniánguīlǎo)
* 眾望所歸 / 众望所归 (zhòngwàngsuǒguī)
* 眾望攸歸 / 众望攸归
* 眾望有歸 / 众望有归
* 眾毀所歸 / 众毁所归
* 眾目所歸 / 众目所归
* 矯邪歸正 / 矫邪归正
* 視死如歸 / 视死如归 (shìsǐrúguī)
* 視死若歸 / 视死若归
* 福壽全歸 / 福寿全归
* 萬境歸空 / 万境归空
* 秦庭歸璧 / 秦庭归璧
* 秭歸 / 秭归 (Zǐguī, “Zigui”)
* 終歸 / 终归 (zhōngguī)
* 經宿不歸 / 经宿不归 (jīng sù bù guī)
* 總歸 / 总归 (zǒngguī)
* 縱虎歸山 / 纵虎归山 (zònghǔguīshān)
* 罪有攸歸 / 罪有攸归
* 羝乳得歸 / 羝乳得归
* 老女歸宗 / 老女归宗
* 自拔來歸 / 自拔来归
* 舊燕歸巢 / 旧燕归巢
* 華表鶴歸 / 华表鹤归
* 葉落歸根 / 叶落归根 (yèluòguīgēn)
* 落葉歸根 / 落叶归根 (luòyèguīgēn)
* 葉落歸秋 / 叶落归秋
* 虛往實歸 / 虚往实归
* 血不歸經 / 血不归经
* 血本無歸 / 血本无归 (xuèběnwúguī)
* 衣錦榮歸 / 衣锦荣归
* 西歸 / 西归
* 解甲歸田 / 解甲归田
* 解組歸田 / 解组归田
* 言歸于好
* 言歸和好 / 言归和好
* 言歸於好 / 言归于好 (yánguīyúhǎo)
* 言歸正傳 / 言归正传 (yánguīzhèngzhuàn)
* 認祖歸宗 / 认祖归宗 (rènzǔguīzōng)
* 謁歸 / 谒归
* 責有攸歸 / 责有攸归
* 賓至如歸 / 宾至如归 (bīnzhìrúguī)
* 賦歸 / 赋归
* 赴死如歸 / 赴死如归
* 返璞歸真 / 返璞归真 (fǎnpúguīzhēn)
* 返老歸童 / 返老归童
* 遊騎無歸 / 游骑无归
* 遲歸 / 迟归
* 鎩羽而歸 / 铩羽而归 (shāyǔ'érguī)
* 飛歸 / 飞归
* 駕鶴西歸 / 驾鹤西归

### Etymology 2

* For pronunciation and definitions of 歸 – see 愧 (“ashamed; conscience-stricken”). (This character is an obsolete form of 愧).

### Etymology 3

* For pronunciation and definitions of 歸 – see 饋 (“to present gift”). (This character is an obsolete form of 饋).

## Japanese

| Shinjitai | 帰 |
| Kyūjitai | 歸 |

### Kanji

(Hyōgai kanji, kyūjitai kanji, shinjitai form 帰)
* to return; to come back to

#### Readings

* Go-on: き (ki)
* Kan-on: き (ki)
* Kun: かえる (kaeru, 歸る)、かえす (kaesu, 歸す)、とつぐ (totsugu, 歸ぐ)、おくる (okuru, 歸る)

## Korean
### Hanja

歸 (eumhun 돌아갈 귀 (doragal gwi))
* hanja form of 귀 (“to return, to go back”)

## Vietnamese
### Han character

歸: Hán Nôm readings: qui, quy
* This term needs a translation to English. Please help out and add a translation, then remove the text {{rfdef}}.