# 回

| 回 | U+56DE, &#22238; CJK UNIFIED IDEOGRAPH-56DE |
| ← 囝 [U+56DD] | CJK Unified Ideographs | 囟 → [U+56DF] |

## Translingual

| Traditional | 迴 |
| Simplified | 回 |
| Japanese | 廻 |
| Korean | 廻 |

### Han character

回 (Kangxi radical 31, 囗+3, 6 strokes, cangjie input 田口 (WR), four-corner 6060$_0$, 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
* 𰁿

#### References

* Kangxi Dictionary: 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

## Chinese

* 回

### Glyph origin

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

(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 either Old Uyghur 𐽳𐽶𐽲𐽳𐽾 (wyqwr) or Old Turkic 𐰆𐰖𐰍𐰺 (uygur). Doublet of 維吾爾／维吾尔 (Wéiwú'ěr).

#### Pronunciation

* Mandarin
    (Standard)
       (Pinyin): huí (hui$^2$)
       (Zhuyin): ㄏㄨㄟˊ
    (Chengdu, Sichuanese Pinyin): hui$^2$
    (Dungan, Cyrillic and Wiktionary): хуэй (huey, I)
* Cantonese
    (Guangzhou–Hong Kong, Jyutping): wui$^4$
    (Taishan, Wiktionary): voi$^3$
* Gan (Wiktionary): fi$^4$
* Hakka
    (Sixian, PFS): fì
    (Hailu, HRS): fui
    (Meixian, Guangdong): fi$^2$
* Jin (Wiktionary): hui$^1$
* Northern Min (KCR): hô
* Eastern Min (BUC): huòi
* Puxian Min (Pouseng Ping'ing): hue$^2$
* Southern Min
    (Hokkien, POJ): hôe / hêr / hê
    (Teochew, Peng'im): huê$^5$
    (Leizhou, Leizhou Pinyin): hue$^5$
* Wu (Shanghai, Wugniu): $^6$we
* Xiang (Changsha, Wiktionary): fei$^2$
* Mandarin
** (Standard Chinese)
*** Hanyu Pinyin: huí
*** Zhuyin: ㄏㄨㄟˊ
*** Tongyong Pinyin: huéi
*** Wade–Giles: hui$^2$
*** Yale: hwéi
*** Gwoyeu Romatzyh: hwei
*** Palladius: хуэй (xuej)
*** Sinological IPA : /xu̯eɪ̯³⁵/
** (Chengdu)
*** Sichuanese Pinyin: hui$^2$
*** Scuanxua Ladinxua Xin Wenz: xui
*** Sinological IPA : /xuei²¹/
** (Dungan)
*** Cyrillic and Wiktionary: хуэй (huey, I)
*** Sinological IPA : /xuɛi²⁴/
    (Note: Dungan pronunciation is currently experimental and may be inaccurate.)
* Cantonese
** (Standard Cantonese, Guangzhou–Hong Kong)
*** Jyutping: wui$^4$
*** Yale: wùih
*** Cantonese Pinyin: wui$^4$
*** Guangdong Romanization: wui$^4$
*** Sinological IPA : /wuːi̯²¹/
** (Taishanese, Taicheng)
*** Wiktionary: voi$^3$
*** Sinological IPA : /vᵘɔi²²/
* Gan
** (Nanchang)
*** Wiktionary: fi$^4$
*** Sinological IPA : /fɨi³⁵/
* Hakka
** (Sixian, incl. Miaoli and Neipu)
*** Pha̍k-fa-sṳ: fì
*** Hakka Romanization System: fi$^ˇ$
*** Hagfa Pinyim: fi$^2$
*** Sinological IPA: /fi¹¹/
** (Hailu, incl. Zhudong)
*** Hakka Romanization System: fui
*** Sinological IPA: /fui⁵⁵/
** (Meixian)
*** Guangdong: fi$^2$
*** Sinological IPA: /fi¹¹/
* Jin
** (Taiyuan)
*** Wiktionary: hui$^1$
*** Sinological IPA (old-style): /xuei¹¹/
* Northern Min
** (Jian'ou)
*** Kienning Colloquial Romanized: hô
*** Sinological IPA : /xo³³/
* Eastern Min
** (Fuzhou)
*** Bàng-uâ-cê: huòi
*** Sinological IPA : /hui⁵³/
* Puxian Min
** (Putian, Xianyou)
*** Pouseng Ping'ing: hue$^2$
*** Báⁿ-uā-ci̍: hói
*** Sinological IPA : /huei¹³/
* Southern Min
** (Hokkien: Xiamen, Quanzhou, Zhangzhou, Jinjiang, Nan'an, Zhangpu, Kaohsiung)
*** Pe̍h-ōe-jī: hôe
*** Tâi-lô: huê
*** Phofsit Daibuun: hoee
*** IPA (Kaohsiung): /hue²³/
*** IPA (Zhangpu): /huɛ²¹³/
*** IPA (Xiamen, Quanzhou, Jinjiang, Nan'an): /hue²⁴/
*** IPA (Zhangzhou): /hue¹³/
** (Hokkien: Quanzhou, Nan'an)
*** Pe̍h-ōe-jī: hêr
*** Tâi-lô: hêr
*** IPA (Quanzhou, Nan'an): /hə²⁴/
** (Hokkien: Xiamen, Jinjiang, Taipei, Philippines)
*** Pe̍h-ōe-jī: hê
*** Tâi-lô: hê
*** Phofsit Daibuun: hee
*** IPA (Xiamen, Jinjiang, Taipei, Philippines): /he²⁴/
* hôe - literary;
* hêr/hê - vernacular.
* Middle Chinese: hwoj
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 |
| Baxter | hwoj |
| Reconstructions ||
| Zhengzhang Shangfang | /ɦuʌi/ |
| Pan Wuyun | /ɦuoi/ |
| Shao Rongfen | /ɣuɒi/ |
| Edwin Pulleyblank | /ɦwəj/ |
| Li Rong | /ɣuᴀi/ |
| Wang Li | /ɣuɒi/ |
| Bernhard Karlgren | /ɣuɑ̆i/ |
| Expected Mandarin Reflex | huí |
| Expected Cantonese Reflex | wui$^4$ |
* 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
* to turn around
    alt. forms: 迴 / 回 (huí)
    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
* to return; to go back
    alt. forms: 迴 / 回 (huí)
    回家 ― huíjiā ― to return home
       Wǒ míngtiān yào huí Běijīng le. [Pinyin]
       I am returning to Beijing tomorrow.
* Used after a verb to indicate a movement back to the original place; back
       Shǐyòng hòu qǐng fàng huí yuánwèi. [Pinyin]
       Please put it back after use.
       Wǒ yào ná huí shǔyú wǒ de dōngxi. [Pinyin]
       I must take back what belongs to me.
* to circle; to wind
    alt. forms: 迴 / 回 (huí)
    From: The Classic of Poetry, c. 11th – 7th 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.
* 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
* to decline; to refuse
* to avoid
    alt. forms: 迴 / 回 (huí)
* Classifier for chapters.
       “Xīyóujì” quán shū gòng yībǎi huí. [Pinyin]
       Journey to the West has 100 chapters in total.
* Classifier for number of occurrences of events: times
    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 / 回 (huí)
* (～族) Hui ethnic group
* (dated in Mainland China) Muslim; anything related to Islam
** 1955–56 / 1976, 金庸, chapter 1, in 書劍恩仇錄, 明河社, page 26:
       Zhǐ jiàn shù shí pǐ luòtuó jiā zhe èr sān shí pǐ mǎ, chéng zhě dōu shì Huí rén, gāo bí shēn mù, mǎn liǎn nóng xū, tóu chán bái bù, yāo xuán wān dāo. [Pinyin]
       (please add an English translation of this quotation)
** 1999, 瓊瑤, 還珠格格第二部, episode 5, spoken by 香妃 (刘丹):
    我是回人，[…] ― Wǒ shì Huí rén, […] ― (please add an English translation of this quotation)

##### 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 |
| Variety | Location | Words |
| Classical Chinese | Classical Chinese | 度 |
| Formal (Written Standard Chinese) | Formal (Written Standard Chinese) | 次, 回, 遍 |
| Northeastern Mandarin | Taiwan | 次 |
| Northeastern Mandarin | Malaysia | 次 |
| Northeastern Mandarin | Singapore | 次 |
| Jilu Mandarin | Jinan | 次 |
| Southwestern Mandarin | Chengdu | 次, 回 |
| Southwestern Mandarin | Guiyang | 回 |
| Southwestern Mandarin | Guilin | 回 |
| Southwestern Mandarin | Liuzhou | 回 |
| Jianghuai Mandarin | Yangzhou | 回, 摩, 次 |
| Cantonese | Guangzhou | 次 |
| Cantonese | Hong Kong | 次 |
| Cantonese | Macau | 次 |
| Cantonese | Rongxian | 次 |
| Cantonese | Kuala Lumpur (Guangfu) | 次, 擺 |
| Cantonese | Ipoh (Guangfu) | 次, 擺 |
| Cantonese | Singapore (Guangfu) | 次, 擺 |
| Cantonese | Bangkok (Guangfu) | 次 |
| Cantonese | Betong (Rongxian) | 擺 |
| Gan | Nanchang | 次, 回 |
| Gan | Pingxiang | 次 |
| Hakka | Meixian | 擺 |
| Hakka | Wuhua (Huacheng) | 擺 |
| Hakka | Heyuan (Bendihua) | 次 |
| Hakka | Liannan | 次 |
| Hakka | Jiexi | 輪 |
| Hakka | Changting | 回 |
| Hakka | Wuping | 下, 到 |
| Hakka | Ninghua | 回 |
| Hakka | Miaoli (N. Sixian) | 擺, 到 |
| Hakka | Pingtung (Neipu; S. Sixian) | 擺, 到 |
| Hakka | Hsinchu County (Zhudong; Hailu) | 擺, 到 |
| Hakka | Taichung (Dongshi; Dabu) | 擺, 到 |
| Hakka | Hsinchu County (Qionglin; Raoping) | 擺, 到 |
| Hakka | Yunlin (Lunbei; Zhao'an) | 擺, 回 |
| Hakka | Hong Kong | 次 |
| Hakka | Senai (Huiyang) | 擺 |
| Jin | Taiyuan | 次 |
| Eastern Min | Fuzhou | 匝 |
| Southern Min | Xiamen | 擺, 斗 |
| Southern Min | Xiamen (Tong'an) | 擺 |
| Southern Min | Quanzhou | 擺, 斗 |
| Southern Min | Anxi | 擺 |
| Southern Min | Zhangzhou | 擺, 斗 |
| Southern Min | Zhao'an | 次, 擺 |
| Southern Min | Tainan | 擺, 改, 斗 |
| Southern Min | Penang (Hokkien) | 斗 |
| Southern Min | Singapore (Hokkien) | 擺 |
| Southern Min | Manila (Hokkien) | 擺 |
| Southern Min | Chaozhou | 匝, 過 |
| Southern Min | Jieyang | 匝, 過, 擺, 昤 |
| Southern Min | Johor Bahru (Teochew) | 次, 匝 |
| Southern Min | Singapore (Teochew) | 擺, 匝 |
| Southern Min | Leizhou | 回 |
| Southern Min | Wenchang | 下, 次 |
| Zhongshan Min | Zhongshan (Longdu, Shaxi) | 遍 |
| Southern Pinghua | Nanning (Tingzi) | 次 |
| Wu | Shanghai | 次, 埭, 趟, 頓, 遍, 場, 轉, 下 |
| Wu | Shanghai (Chongming) | 趟, 頓, 場 |
| Wu | Suzhou | 趟, 頓, 場 |
| Wu | Danyang | 頓, 場 |
| Wu | Hangzhou | 埭, 趟, 頓, 通 |
| Wu | Ningbo | 回, 埭, 卯, 遭 dated, 記 |

#### Compounds

* 一回 (yīhuí)
* 一回事 (yīhuíshì)
* 上回 (shànghuí)
* 下回 (xiàhuí)
* 三回九曲
* 三回九轉 / 三回九转
* 三回五次
* 三回五轉 / 三回五转
* 三回兩轉 / 三回两转
* 不堪回首 (bùkānhuíshǒu)
* 不足回旋
* 乾回付 / 干回付
* 交回
* 人力回天 (rénlìhuítiān)
* 低回 (dīhuí)
* 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)
* 出一回神
* 前回
* 北回歸線 / 北回归线 (Běi Huíguīxiàn)
* 南回歸線 / 南回归线 (Nán-Huíguīxiàn)
* 召回 (zhàohuí)
* 吃回頭草 / 吃回头草 (chī huítóucǎo)
* 回一回
* 回中 (huízhōng)
* 回九
* 回事
* 回佣
* 回來 / 回来 (huílái)
* 回信 (huíxìn)
* 回候
* 回儒 (huírú)
* 回光返照 (huíguāngfǎnzhào)
* 回光鏡 / 回光镜
* 回函 (huíhán)
* 回力棒
* 回力球
* 回升 (huíshēng)
* 回去 (huíqù)
* 回合 (huíhé)
* 回告
* 回味 (huíwèi)
* 回和
* 回味無窮 / 回味无穷 (huíwèiwúqióng)
* 回嗔作喜 (huíchēn zuòxǐ)
* 回嘴 (huízuǐ)
* 回回
* 回回曆 / 回回历 (Huíhuilì)
* 回回鼻子
* 回國 / 回国 (huíguó)
* 回執 / 回执 (huízhí)
* 回報 / 回报 (huíbào)
* 回塘
* 回天 (huítiān)
* 回天之力
* 回天乏術 / 回天乏术
* 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
* 回師 / 回师 (huíshī)
* 回席 (huíxí)
* 回府 (huífǔ)
* 回復 / 回复 (huífù)
* 回復青春 / 回复青春
* 回心
* 回心轉意 / 回心转意 (huíxīnzhuǎnyì)
* 回忌
* 回思
* 回惶
* 回想 (huíxiǎng)
* 回應 / 回应 (huíyìng)
* 回憶 / 回忆 (huíyì)
* 回憶錄 / 回忆录 (huíyìlù)
* 回戲 / 回戏
* 回手 (huíshǒu)
* 回扣 (huíkòu)
* 回拜 (huíbài)
* 回援 (huíyuán)
* 回擊 / 回击 (huíjī)
* 回收 (huíshōu)
* 回教 (Huíjiào)
* 回教世界
* 回教徒 (huíjiàotú)
* 回教聖戰 / 回教圣战
* 回敬 (huíjìng)
* 回數票 / 回数票
* 回文 (huíwén)
* 回旋 (huíxuán)
* 回族 (Huízú)
* 回旋梯
* 回旨
* 回易
* 回春 (huíchūn)
* 回春作用
* 回暖 (huínuǎn)
* 回曆 / 回历 (Huílì)
* 回書 / 回书 (huíshū)
* 回朝 (huícháo)
* 回條 / 回条 (huítiáo)
* 回椎 (huíchuí)
* 回棋 (huíqí)
* 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)
* 回民 (Huímín)
* 回波
* 回流 (huíliú)
* 回溯 (huísù)
* 回潮 (huícháo)
* 回灘 / 回滩
* 回火 (huíhuǒ)
* 回煞
* 回燈 / 回灯
* 回爐 / 回炉 (huílú)
* 回爐復帳 / 回炉复帐
* 回片
* 回狀 / 回状
* 回甘 (huígān)
* 回生 (huíshēng)
* 回生乏術 / 回生乏术
* 回生起死
* 回用
* 回疆 (Huíjiāng)
* 回盤 / 回盘
* 回眸一笑 (huímóuyīxiào)
* 回示
* 回票面
* 回祿 / 回禄 (Huílù)
* 回祿之災 / 回禄之灾
* 回禮 / 回礼 (huílǐ)
* 回程 (huíchéng)
* 回稟 / 回禀 (huíbǐng)
* 回答 (huídá)
* 回籍
* 回籠 / 回笼 (huílóng)
* 回紇 / 回纥 (Huíhé)
* 回納 / 回纳
* 回絕 / 回绝 (huíjué)
* 回翔
* 回老家 (huí lǎojiā)
* 回聲 / 回声 (huíshēng)
* 回背
* 回腸 / 回肠 (huícháng)
* 回腸九回 / 回肠九回
* 回腸蕩氣 / 回肠荡气
* 回航
* 回船轉舵 / 回船转舵
* 回西流
* 回覆 (huífù)
* 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 (huízèng)
* 回贖 / 回赎 (huíshú)
* 回跌
* 回路 (huílù)
* 回身 (huíshēn)
* 回轉 / 回转 (huízhuǎn)
* 回遑
* 回過 / 回过
* 回避 (huíbì)
* 回邪
* 回部 (Huíbù)
* 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
* 回防
* 回電 / 回电 (huídiàn)
* 回青
* 回音 (huíyīn)
* 回響 / 回响 (huíxiǎng)
* 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
* 回首 (huíshǒu)
* 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)
* 垃圾回收 (lājī huíshōu)
* 大回 (dàhuí)
* 大回朝
* 大地回春 (dàdìhuíchūn)
* 大漲小回 / 大涨小回
* 妙手回春 (miàoshǒuhuíchūn)
* 守正不回
* 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
* 康回 (Kānghuí)
* 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
* 手到回春
* 打來回 / 打来回
* 打回票 (dǎhuípiào)
* 打道回府 (dǎdàohuífǔ)
* 批回
* 扳回
* 折回 (zhéhuí)
* 扳回一城
* 挽回 (wǎnhuí)
* 掉回頭 / 掉回头
* 揮戈回日 / 挥戈回日
* 撤回 (chèhuí)
* 收回 (shōuhuí)
* 收回成命
* 敗子回頭 / 败子回头 (bàizǐhuítóu)
* 新疆回變 / 新疆回变
* 昭回 (zhāohuí)
* 春回大地 (chūnhuídàdì)
* 每回 (měihuí)
* 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
* 片甲不回 (piànjiǎbùhuí)
* 牛回磨轉 / 牛回磨转
* 猛回頭 / 猛回头
* 班師回朝 / 班师回朝 (bānshīhuícháo)
* 璧回
* 發回 / 发回 (fāhuí)
* 百折不回 (bǎizhébùhuí)
* 目駭耳回 / 目骇耳回
* 空手而回
* 笑耍頭回 / 笑耍头回
* 者回
* 著手回春
* 蕩氣回腸 / 荡气回肠
* 藥到回春 / 药到回春
* 裴回
* 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
* 起死回生 (qǐsǐhuíshēng)
* 踅回
* 輪回 / 轮回 (lúnhuí)
* 轉意回心 / 转意回心
* 轉日回天 / 转日回天
* 返回 (fǎnhuí)
* 返照回光
* 退回 (tuìhuí)
* 逃回
* 這回 / 这回
* 這回事 / 这回事
* 遣回
* 遲回 / 迟回
* 遲回觀望 / 迟回观望
* 邅回
* 雙回門 / 双回门
* 雲南回變 / 云南回变
* 章回小說 / 章回小说 (zhānghuí xiǎoshuō)
* 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

#### References

* “回”, in 漢語多功能字庫 (Multi-function Chinese Character Database)‎, 香港中文大學 (the Chinese University of Hong Kong), 2014–

### Etymology 2

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

* Eastern Min (BUC): huòi
* Eastern Min
** (Fuzhou)
*** Bàng-uâ-cê: huòi
*** Sinological IPA : /hui⁵³/

#### Definitions

回 (Eastern Min)
* that
* then

##### Synonyms

| Variety | Location | Words |
| Classical Chinese | Classical Chinese | 彼, 其, 夫, 爾 |
| Formal (Written Standard Chinese) | Formal (Written Standard Chinese) | 那, 該 |
| Northeastern Mandarin | Beijing | 那 |
| Northeastern Mandarin | Taiwan | 那 |
| Northeastern Mandarin | Chengde | 那 |
| Northeastern Mandarin | Chifeng | 那 |
| Northeastern Mandarin | Hulunbuir (Hailar) | 那 |
| Northeastern Mandarin | Heihe | 那 |
| Northeastern Mandarin | Qiqihar | 那 |
| Northeastern Mandarin | Harbin | 那 |
| Northeastern Mandarin | Jiamusi | 那 |
| Northeastern Mandarin | Baicheng | 那 |
| Northeastern Mandarin | Changchun | 那 |
| Northeastern Mandarin | Tonghua | 那 |
| Northeastern Mandarin | Shenyang | 那 |
| Northeastern Mandarin | Jinzhou | 那 |
| Northeastern Mandarin | Malaysia | 那 |
| Northeastern Mandarin | Singapore | 那 |
| Jilu Mandarin | Tianjin | 那 |
| Jilu Mandarin | Tangshan | 那 |
| Jilu Mandarin | Cangzhou | 那 |
| Jilu Mandarin | Baoding | 那 |
| Jilu Mandarin | Shijiazhuang | 那 |
| Jilu Mandarin | Lijin | 那, 乜 |
| Jilu Mandarin | Jinan | 那 |
| Jiaoliao Mandarin | Dalian | 那 |
| Jiaoliao Mandarin | Dandong | 那 |
| Jiaoliao Mandarin | Yantai | 那, 乜 |
| Jiaoliao Mandarin | Yantai (Muping) | 那 |
| Jiaoliao Mandarin | Zhucheng | 那, 乜 |
| Central Plains Mandarin | Lingbao | 那 |
| Central Plains Mandarin | Wanrong | 𠰻, 兀$_3$, 奈 |
| Central Plains Mandarin | Linfen | 兀 |
| Central Plains Mandarin | Shangqiu | 那 |
| Central Plains Mandarin | Yuanyang | 那 |
| Central Plains Mandarin | Zhengzhou | 那 |
| Central Plains Mandarin | Xinyang | 那 |
| Central Plains Mandarin | Baihe | 那 |
| Central Plains Mandarin | Xi'an | 兀$_3$, 那 |
| Central Plains Mandarin | Baoji | 那 |
| Central Plains Mandarin | Tianshui | 那 |
| Central Plains Mandarin | Xining | 那 |
| Central Plains Mandarin | Xuzhou | 那 |
| Central Plains Mandarin | Pizhou | 那 |
| Central Plains Mandarin | Lianyungang (Ganyu) | 那 |
| Central Plains Mandarin | Donghai | 那 |
| Central Plains Mandarin | Fuyang | 那 |
| Lanyin Mandarin | Yinchuan | 那, 呶 |
| Lanyin Mandarin | Lanzhou | 那 |
| Lanyin Mandarin | Dunhuang | 那 |
| Lanyin Mandarin | Hami | 那 |
| Lanyin Mandarin | Ürümqi | 那 |
| Southwestern Mandarin | Chengdu | 那 |
| Southwestern Mandarin | Nanchong | 那 |
| Southwestern Mandarin | Dazhou | 那 |
| Southwestern Mandarin | Hanyuan | 那 |
| Southwestern Mandarin | Xichang | 那 |
| Southwestern Mandarin | Zigong | 那 |
| Southwestern Mandarin | Chongqing | 那 |
| Southwestern Mandarin | Wuhan | 那 |
| Southwestern Mandarin | Yichang | 那 |
| Southwestern Mandarin | Xiangyang | 那 |
| Southwestern Mandarin | Tianmen | 那 |
| Southwestern Mandarin | Guiyang | 那 |
| Southwestern Mandarin | Zunyi | 那 |
| Southwestern Mandarin | Bijie | 那 |
| Southwestern Mandarin | Liping | 那 |
| Southwestern Mandarin | Zhaotong | 那 |
| Southwestern Mandarin | Dali | 那 |
| Southwestern Mandarin | Kunming | 那 |
| Southwestern Mandarin | Mengzi | 那 |
| Southwestern Mandarin | Guilin | 那 |
| Southwestern Mandarin | Liuzhou | 那 |
| Southwestern Mandarin | Jishou | 那 |
| Southwestern Mandarin | Changde | 那 |
| Southwestern Mandarin | Hanzhong | 那 |
| Jianghuai Mandarin | Nanjing | 那 |
| Jianghuai Mandarin | Yangzhou | 那 |
| Jianghuai Mandarin | Baoying | 那 |
| Jianghuai Mandarin | Taizhou | 那 |
| Jianghuai Mandarin | Zhenjiang | 那 |
| Jianghuai Mandarin | Lianyungang | 那 |
| Jianghuai Mandarin | Huai'an (Huaiyin) | 那 |
| Jianghuai Mandarin | Lianshui | 那 |
| Jianghuai Mandarin | Nantong | 葛 |
| Jianghuai Mandarin | Rugao | 那 |
| Jianghuai Mandarin | Yancheng | 那 |
| Jianghuai Mandarin | Funing | 那 |
| Jianghuai Mandarin | Sihong | 那 |
| Jianghuai Mandarin | Wuhu | 那, 顧 |
| Jianghuai Mandarin | Hefei | 那 |
| Jianghuai Mandarin | Hong'an | 那 |
| Cantonese | Guangzhou | 嗰 |
| Cantonese | Hong Kong | 嗰 |
| Cantonese | Macau | 嗰 |
| Cantonese | Taishan | 嚀, 𡃕 |
| Cantonese | Dongguan | 嗰 |
| Cantonese | Yangjiang | 那 |
| Cantonese | Kuala Lumpur (Guangfu) | 嗰 |
| Cantonese | Singapore (Guangfu) | 嗰 |
| Gan | Nanchang | 許 |
| Gan | Nanchang (Wangcheng) | 許 |
| Gan | Anyi | 爾 |
| Gan | Lushan | 爾 |
| Gan | Pengze | 爾 |
| Gan | Duchang | 爾 |
| Gan | Wuning (Quankou) | 爾 |
| Gan | Poyang | 爾 |
| Gan | Yugan | 爾 |
| Gan | Wannian | 那 |
| Gan | Hengfeng | 爾 |
| Gan | Yanshan (Hekou) | 爾 |
| Gan | Leping | 恁 |
| Gan | Fengxin | 許 |
| Gan | Wanzai | 許 |
| Gan | Fengcheng | 許 |
| Gan | Xinyu | 許 |
| Gan | Fuzhou (Shangdundu) | 恁 |
| Gan | Fuzhou (Dongxiang) | 恁 |
| Gan | Nancheng | 階 |
| Gan | Nanfeng | 許 |
| Gan | Yihuang | 里 |
| Gan | Lichuan | 許 |
| Gan | Chongren | 許 |
| Gan | Pingxiang | 恁 |
| Gan | Ji'an | 改 |
| Gan | Yongfeng | 蓋 |
| Gan | Xiajiang | 許 |
| Gan | Yingtan (Yujiang) | 里 |
| Gan | Guixi | 許 |
| Gan | Jinxian | 恁 |
| Gan | Jinxi | 恁 |
| Gan | Le'an | 許 |
| Gan | Guangchang | 該 |
| Gan | Anfu | 改 |
| Gan | Wan'an | 介 |
| Gan | Jing'an | 許 |
| Hakka | Changting | 解 |
| Hakka | Shanghang | 介 |
| Hakka | Wuping | 解 |
| Hakka | Liancheng | 解 |
| Hakka | Qingliu | 介 |
| Hakka | Yudu | 界 |
| Hakka | Shangyou (Shexi) | 界 |
| Hakka | Dayu | 密 |
| Hakka | Miaoli (N. Sixian) | 該 |
| Hakka | Pingtung (Neipu; S. Sixian) | 該 |
| Hakka | Hsinchu County (Zhudong; Hailu) | 該 |
| Hakka | Taichung (Dongshi; Dabu) | 該 |
| Hakka | Hsinchu County (Qionglin; Raoping) | 該 |
| Hakka | Yunlin (Lunbei; Zhao'an) | 遐 |
| Hakka | Hong Kong | 哎 |
| Hakka | Kuching (Hepo) | 嗰 |
| Huizhou | Jixi | 那 |
| Huizhou | Shexian | 那 |
| Huizhou | Wuyuan | 箇 |
| Huizhou | Fuliang | 爾 |
| Jin | Taiyuan | 兀$_3$, 那 |
| Jin | Yangyuan | 那 |
| Jin | Datong | 那 |
| Jin | Xinzhou | 𠰻 |
| Jin | Lüliang (Lishi) | 那, 𠰻 |
| Jin | Changzhi | 那 |
| Jin | Linhe | 那 |
| Jin | Jining | 那 |
| Jin | Hohhot | 那 |
| Jin | Erenhot | 那 |
| Jin | Pingshan | 那 |
| Jin | Zhangjiakou | 那 |
| Jin | Handan | 那 |
| Jin | Suide | 那 |
| Northern Min | Jian'ou | 兀$_4$ |
| Northern Min | Songxi | 兀$_4$ |
| Northern Min | Zhenghe | 兀$_4$ |
| Northern Min | Jianyang | 兀$_4$ |
| Eastern Min | Fuzhou | 許 |
| Eastern Min | Fuzhou (Changle) | 許 |
| Eastern Min | Lianjiang | 許 |
| Eastern Min | Fuqing | 許 |
| Eastern Min | Pingtan | 許 |
| Eastern Min | Yongtai | 許 |
| Eastern Min | Minqing | 許 |
| Eastern Min | Gutian | 許 |
| Eastern Min | Pingnan | 許 |
| Eastern Min | Luoyuan | 許 |
| Eastern Min | Fu'an | 許 |
| Eastern Min | Xiapu | 許 |
| Eastern Min | Zherong | 那 |
| Eastern Min | Shouning | 許 |
| Eastern Min | Zhouning | 許 |
| Eastern Min | Fuding | 許 |
| Eastern Min | Singapore (Fuqing) | 許 |
| Southern Min | Xiamen | 彼, 許 |
| Southern Min | Xiamen (Tong'an) | 彼 |
| Southern Min | Quanzhou | 彼, 許 |
| Southern Min | Jinjiang | 彼 |
| Southern Min | Nan'an | 彼 |
| Southern Min | Shishi | 彼 |
| Southern Min | Hui'an | 彼 |
| Southern Min | Anxi | 彼 |
| Southern Min | Yongchun | 彼 |
| Southern Min | Dehua | 彼 |
| Southern Min | Zhangzhou | 彼, 許 |
| Southern Min | Zhangzhou (Longhai) | 彼 |
| Southern Min | Zhangzhou (Changtai) | 彼 |
| Southern Min | Hua'an | 彼 |
| Southern Min | Nanjing | 彼 |
| Southern Min | Pinghe | 彼 |
| Southern Min | Zhangpu | 彼 |
| Southern Min | Yunxiao | 彼 |
| Southern Min | Zhao'an | 彼 |
| Southern Min | Dongshan | 彼 |
| Southern Min | Taipei | 彼 |
| Southern Min | Kaohsiung | 彼 |
| Southern Min | Penghu (Xiyu) | 那 |
| Southern Min | Singapore (Hokkien) | 彼 |
| Southern Min | Manila (Hokkien) | 彼, 許 |
| Southern Min | Datian | 彼 |
| Southern Min | Chaozhou | 許 |
| Southern Min | Shantou | 許 |
| Southern Min | Haifeng | 許 |
| Southern Min | Singapore (Teochew) | 許 |
| Southern Min | Batam (Teochew) | 許 |
| Southern Min | Wenchang | 許 |
| Southern Min | Singapore (Hainanese) | 許 |
| Shaojiang Min | Guangze | 兀$_4$ |
| Shaojiang Min | Mingxi | 兀$_4$ |
| Wu | Shanghai | 埃, 伊 |
| Wu | Shanghai (Songjiang) | 威 |
| Wu | Shanghai (Chongming) | 艾, 港, 葛 also this |
| Wu | Suzhou | 歸 |
| Wu | Suzhou (Lili, Wujiang) | 介面 |
| Wu | Wuxi | 過 |
| Wu | Changshu | 過 |
| Wu | Changzhou | 過 |
| Wu | Danyang | 過 |
| Wu | Nanjing (Zhongbao, Gaochun) | 古 |
| Wu | Wenzhou | 許 |
| Wu | Shangrao | 麼 |
| Wu | Yushan | 忽 |
| Xiang | Changsha | 那 |
| Xiang | Shuangfeng | 喏 |

## Japanese
### Kanji

(Second grade kyōiku kanji, shinjitai kanji, kyūjitai form 囘)
| Shinjitai | 回 |
| Kyūjitai | 囘 |
* turn

#### Readings

* Go-on: え (e, Jōyō $^†$)
* Kan-on: かい (kai, Jōyō)
* Tō-on: うい (ui)
* Kun: まわす (mawasu, 回す, Jōyō)、まわる (mawaru, 回る, Jōyō)、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

#### Pronunciation

* (Tokyo) まわり [màwárí] (Heiban – [0])
* IPA: [ma̠β̞a̠ɾʲi]

#### Counter

回(まわり) • (-mawari)
* a turn, times around something

### Etymology 2

* Kanji in this term
* 回
* かい Grade: 2
* kan'on
From Middle Chinese 回 (MC hwoj).
The kan'on pronunciation, so likely a later borrowing.

#### Pronunciation

(as a noun)
* (Tokyo) かい [káꜜì] (Atamadaka –)
* IPA: [ka̠i]

#### Affix

回(かい) • (kai)
* turn; revolve
* return; go back
* time; occasion
* (dated) Hui; Islam
* Alternative form of 蛔 (kai, “roundworm; intestinal worm”)

##### 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)
* occurrences
    一(いっ)週(しゅう)間(かん)に二(に)回(かい)
       isshūkan ni nikai
       twice a week
* innings in baseball, games, rounds
* (Kansai) indicating year of university students
    一回生(いっかいせい)
       ikkaisei
       freshmen (in university)

##### Related terms

v • d • eJapanese counter/suffix: 回 (かい, kai, "times; occurrences") :
| Number | Kanji | Kana | Romaji |
| 1 | 一回 | いっかい | ikkai |
| 2 | 二回 | にかい | nikai |
| 3 | 三回 | さんかい | sankai |
| 4 | 四回 | よんかい | yonkai |
| 5 | 五回 | ごかい | gokai |
| 6 | 六回 | ろっかい | rokkai |
| 7 | 七回 | ななかい、しちかい | nanakai, shichikai |
| 8 | 八回 | はっかい、はちかい | hakkai, hachikai |
| 9 | 九回 | きゅうかい | kyūkai |
| 10 | 十回 | じっかい、じゅっかい | jikkai, jukkai |
| 11 | 十一回 | じゅういっかい | jūikkai |
| 12 | 十二回 | じゅうにかい | jūnikai |
| 13 | 十三回 | じゅうさんかい | jūsankai |
| 20 | 二十回 | にじっかい、にじゅっかい | nijikkai, nijukkai |
| 21 | 二十一回 | にじゅういっかい | nijūikkai |
| 100 | 百回 | ひゃっかい | hyakkai |
| 1,000 | 千回 | せんかい | senkai |
| 10,000 | 一万回 | いちまんかい | ichimankai |
| 100,000,000 | 一億回 | いちおくかい | ichiokukai |
| 0 | ０回、零回 | ゼロかい、れいかい | zerokai, reikai |
| ? | 何回 | なんかい | nankai |

#### Noun

回(かい) • (kai)
* time, occasion
* turn, round
* episode, chapter
    次(じ)回(かい)
       jikai
       next episode
* (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 hwoj).
The goon pronunciation, so likely the initial borrowing.

#### Pronunciation

* IPA: [e̞]

#### Affix

回(え) • (e)
* turn; turn around

### Etymology 4

* Kanji in this term
* 回
* わ Grade: 2
* kun'yomi
* Alternative spelling
* 曲
First attested in a text from 1116.
Etymology uncertain; no Japanese references give any etymology. One can speculate cognancy with 輪 (wa, “ring; wheel”), but this is not backed up by any sources.

#### Pronunciation

* IPA: [β̞a̠]

#### Noun

回(わ) • (wa)
* (obsolete) a bend (of an area)

##### Derived terms

* 浦(うら)回(わ) (urawa, “coastal bend”, obsolete)
* 川(かわ)曲(わ) (kawawa, “river bend; a placename in Mie”, obsolete)

### Etymology 5

* Kanji in this term
* 回
* み Grade: 2
* kun'yomi
* For pronunciation and definitions of 回 – see the following entry: 廻
(The following entry does not have a page created for it yet: 廻.)

### References

* ↑ Matsumura, Akira, editor (2006), 大辞林 [Daijirin] (in Japanese), Third edition, Tokyo: Sanseidō, →ISBN
* ↑ “わ 【回・曲】”, in 日本国語大辞典 [Nihon Kokugo Daijiten]‎ (in Japanese), 2nd edition, Tokyo: Shogakukan, 2000-2002, released online 2007, →ISBN, concise edition entry available here

## Korean
### Hanja

回 (eumhun 돌아올 회 (doraol hoe))
* (suffix) time, occurrence, occasion
* return to time

#### Compounds

* 위화도회군 (威化島回軍, wihwadohoegun)

## Vietnamese
### Han character

回: Hán Nôm readings: hồi
* to return, to turn around
* a time or occurrence (especially in the past)
* a chapter, an act
* (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

* ↑ Trần (1999).