归

guī

“To return” in Chinese is 归 (guī).

Other characters with the syllable gui: see all 11 →

Meaning

to return
to go back to
to give back to

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(of a responsibility) to be taken care of by
to belong to
to gather together
(used between two identical verbs) despite
division on the abacus with a one-digit divisor
surname Gui
to marry (of a woman) (old)

Example

请你在阅读完毕后归还此书。

Please return the book when you have finished reading it.

From 归还 · Example sentence from Tatoeba (CC BY 2.0).

Stroke Order

5 strokes

Words containing 归

归还guīhuánto return sthHSK 7-9 归结guījiéto sum up; to conclude; to put in a nutshellHSK 7-9 归来guīláito returnHSK 7-9 归纳guīnàto sum upHSK 7-9 归属guīshǔto belong toHSK 7-9 归宿guīsùplace to return toHSK 7-9 回归huíguīto return toHSK 7-9 改邪归正gǎixié-guīzhèngto mend one's ways (idiom)HSK 7-9

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