返
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Translingual[edit]
Han character[edit]
返 (Kangxi radical 162, 辵+4, 8 strokes in traditional Chinese and Korean, 7 strokes in simplified Chinese and Japanese, cangjie input 卜竹水 (YHE), four-corner 31304 or 32304, composition ⿺辶反)
References[edit]
- Kangxi Dictionary: page 1254, character 14
- Dai Kanwa Jiten: character 38758
- Dae Jaweon: page 1737, character 7
- Hanyu Da Zidian (first edition): volume 6, page 3820, character 1
- Unihan data for U+8FD4
Chinese[edit]
Glyph origin[edit]
| Historical forms of the character 返 | |||
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| Warring States | Shuowen Jiezi (compiled in Han) | Liushutong (compiled in Ming) | |
| Bronze inscriptions | Chu slip and silk script | Small seal script | Transcribed ancient scripts |
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Etymology 1[edit]
| trad. | 返 | |
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| simp. # | 返 | |
| alternative forms | 反 𢓉 﨤 | |
See 反 (OC *panʔ, *pʰan).
Pronunciation[edit]
Definitions[edit]
返
Compounds[edit]
- 一去不返 (yīqùbùfǎn)
- 七返九還／七返九还
- 不返
- 二返投唐
- 倦鳥知返／倦鸟知返
- 回光返照 (huíguāngfǎnzhào)
- 廢然而返／废然而返
- 往返 (wǎngfǎn)
- 徒勞往返／徒劳往返
- 慈烏返哺／慈乌返哺
- 折返 (zhéfǎn)
- 樂而忘返／乐而忘返
- 流連忘返／流连忘返 (liúliánwàngfǎn)
- 無功而返／无功而返 (wúgōng'érfǎn)
- 由博返約／由博返约
- 留連忘返／留连忘返
- 積重難返／积重难返 (jīzhòngnánfǎn)
- 覺返迷津／觉返迷津
- 返來／返来
- 返勾
- 返吟復吟／返吟复吟
- 返哺 (fǎnbǔ)
- 返回 (fǎnhuí)
- 返國／返国 (fǎnguó)
- 返抵 (fǎndǐ)
- 返旆
- 返景
- 返本還原／返本还原
- 返棹
- 返正撥亂／返正拨乱
- 返潮 (fǎncháo)
- 返照 (fǎnzhào)
- 返照回光
- 返璞歸真／返璞归真 (fǎnpúguīzhēn)
- 返璧
- 返程 (fǎnchéng)
- 返老歸童／返老归童
- 返老還童／返老还童 (fǎnlǎohuántóng)
- 返航 (fǎnháng)
- 返躬內省／返躬内省
- 返轡／返辔
- 返鄉／返乡 (fǎnxiāng)
- 返里
- 返防
- 返魂
- 返魂乏術／返魂乏术 (fǎnhúnfáshù)
- 返魂草
- 迴光返照／回光返照 (huíguāngfǎnzhào)
- 迷而不返
- 迷而知返
- 迷途知返 (mítúzhīfǎn)
- 遣返 (qiǎnfǎn)
- 還元返本／还元返本
- 還淳返樸／还淳返朴
- 還珠返璧／还珠返璧
- 重返 (chóngfǎn)
- 駕返瑤池／驾返瑶池
Etymology 2[edit]
| trad. | 返 | |
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| simp. # | 返 | |
| alternative forms | 翻 (faan1) Cantonese 番 (faan1) Cantonese | |
(This etymology is missing or incomplete. Please add to it, or discuss it at the Etymology scriptorium. Particularly: “Derived from the Jiyun 孚袁切 reading of 返? Or is it actually 翻?”)
Pronunciation[edit]
Definitions[edit]
返 (Cantonese)
- to return (to); to come or go back (to)
- to go to
- back, returning to a previous state
- 擠返喺嗰度／挤返喺嗰度 [Cantonese] ― zai1 faan1 hai2 go2 dou6 [Jyutping] ― to put (something) back there
- 換返件衫／换返件衫 [Cantonese] ― wun6 faan1 gin6 saam1 [Jyutping] ― to change back one's clothes
- 打返佢 [Cantonese] ― daa2 faan1 keoi5 [Jyutping] ― to return him a hit; to hit him back
- 救唔返 [Cantonese] ― gau3 m4 faan1 [Jyutping] ― unable to be saved: unsalvageable, beyond hope, etc.
- 諗返舊陣時／谂返旧阵时 [Cantonese] ― nam2 faan1 gau6 zan6 si4-2 [Jyutping] ― thinking back to older times
- 去返轉頭／去返转头 [Cantonese] ― heoi3 faan1 zyun3 tau4 [Jyutping] ― to go back; to turn around
- 搵返／揾返 [Cantonese] ― wan2 faan1 [Jyutping] ― to find (something that was lost)
- 整返好 [Cantonese] ― zing2 faan1 hou2 [Jyutping] ― to repair; to fix
- 病返 [Cantonese] ― beng6 faan1 [Jyutping] ― to fall ill again
- 好返 [Cantonese] ― hou2 faan1 [Jyutping] ― to recover (from an illness)
- 開始喐返／开始喐返 [Cantonese] ― hoi1 ci2 juk1 faan1 [Jyutping] ― to start to move again
- 寫返英文／写返英文 [Cantonese] ― se2 faan1 jing1 man4-2 [Jyutping] ― use English instead
- 仲未覆返你 [Cantonese] ― zung6 mei6 fuk1 faan1 nei5 [Jyutping] ― still hasn't replied you
- To be left over, to be remaining
- Used after verbs for starting a new, good action.
Synonyms[edit]
- (to return):
| Variety | Location | Words |
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| Classical Chinese | 回, 歸 | |
| Formal (Written Standard Chinese) | 回, 返回, 回歸 | |
| Mandarin | Beijing | 回 |
| Taiwan | 回 | |
| Chengdu | 轉, 回 | |
| Guilin | 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 | |
| Eastern Min | Fuzhou | 轉 |
| Singapore (Fuqing) | 轉 | |
| Southern Min | 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 |
Compounds[edit]
Etymology 3[edit]
| trad. | 返 | |
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| simp. # | 返 | |
Pronunciation[edit]
Definitions[edit]
返
- (Southern Min) Alternative form of 轉／转 (tńg, “to go back; to return”)
Japanese[edit]
| Shinjitai | 返 | |
| Kyūjitai [1] |
返󠄁 返+ 󠄁?(Adobe-Japan1) |
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| 返󠄄 返+ 󠄄?(Hanyo-Denshi) (Moji_Joho) |
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Kanji[edit]
返
- to come back, to return, to go back to
Readings[edit]
- Go-on: ほん (hon)
- Kan-on: はん (han)
- Kan’yō-on: へん (hen, Jōyō)
- Kun: かえす (kaesu, 返す, Jōyō)←かへす (kafesu, 返す, historical); かえる (kaeru, 返る, Jōyō)←かへる (kaferu, 返る, historical)
See also[edit]
References[edit]
- ^ “返”, in 漢字ぺディア (Kanjipedia)[1] (in Japanese), 日本漢字能力検定協会, 2015–2024
Korean[edit]
Hanja[edit]
返 (eumhun 돌이킬 반 (dorikil ban))
Vietnamese[edit]
Han character[edit]
- This term needs a translation to English. Please help out and add a translation, then remove the text
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