Read Edit View history 返 fǎn HSK5 return Origin Definitions Defs Strokes Stroke Words Sentences Sents Basic Details Gloss Iconic Gloss Original Meaning Hint To walk 辶 backwards 反; 反 also provides the pronunciation Pinyin Separate values with commas fǎn × Add Simplified Variants Separate values with commas Add Traditional Variants Separate values with commas Add Variant Of Components Character ◎ Hint Type meaning sound iconic remnant simplified deleted distinguishing unknown Old pronunciation From original meaning Glyph changed 返 Simp strokes 返 Trad strokes Character ◎ Hint Type meaning sound iconic remnant simplified deleted distinguishing unknown Old pronunciation From original meaning Glyph changed 返 Simp strokes 返 Trad strokes + Add component Stroke Data 返 Stroke Data (Simp) — JSON { "source": "animcjk", "medians": [ [ [ 702, 797 ], [ 740, 749 ], [ 517, 660 ] ], [ [ 443, 686 ], [ 488, 645 ], [ 470, 425 ], [ 424, 318 ], [ 331, 223 ] ], [ [ 514, 525 ], [ 722, 570 ], [ 755, 549 ], [ 654, 319 ], [ 570, 247 ], [ 467, 211 ] ], [ [ 550, 415 ], [ 775, 237 ], [ 837, 150 ] ], [ [ 206, 763 ], [ 310, 707 ], [ 338, 657 ] ], [ [ 88, 472 ], [ 239, 515 ], [ 298, 490 ], [ 240, 367 ], [ 281, 243 ], [ 268, 196 ] ], [ [ 76, 148 ], [ 128, 137 ], [ 284, 175 ], [ 744, 33 ], [ 943, 61 ] ] ], "strokes": [ "M520,651C640,690 714,720 776,732C786,735 793,736 796,740C799,747 796,755 789,761C776,773 755,783 727,794C716,799 707,802 700,800C695,799 692,794 692,786C691,767 633,728 516,670C510,668 514,649 520,651Z", "M511,535C516,581 514,620 520,651C521,657 522,667 516,670C497,683 466,700 445,696C432,694 432,687 442,672C459,645 466,573 454,459C444,372 391,296 339,242C330,234 323,228 322,224C320,220 325,215 332,217C464,277 494,400 509,519C510,530 510,530 511,535Z", "M695,335C725,394 743,433 766,500C772,520 781,537 794,549C805,561 807,571 798,579C789,587 774,593 753,599C741,603 705,589 643,568C597,554 531,539 511,535C506,534 504,521 509,519C533,507 564,507 603,520C650,537 677,548 686,547C702,547 708,538 706,519C696,461 682,414 653,362C645,350 637,339 629,327C584,272 536,246 467,220C458,217 458,212 466,207C470,205 485,200 510,205C566,217 611,244 665,294C677,306 687,321 695,335Z", "M665,294C707,256 754,214 801,164C812,153 820,144 830,142C834,142 839,144 845,150C851,159 855,179 843,202C806,269 742,305 695,335C667,353 667,353 653,362C611,389 577,408 553,420C547,423 543,421 543,413C542,406 546,398 553,392C576,372 602,351 629,327C653,305 653,305 665,294Z", "M237,717C258,702 278,684 301,664C311,656 323,652 335,652C343,653 349,658 352,668C354,680 352,697 345,719C340,734 326,747 302,754C246,772 213,777 204,771C199,769 198,762 201,752C203,744 216,733 237,717Z", "M286,194C294,199 300,207 303,219C309,245 298,282 272,329C257,355 261,388 287,426C298,442 318,467 332,480C345,494 347,504 335,514C321,525 302,535 280,545C265,553 248,548 226,532C183,503 124,480 91,477C77,476 81,467 89,463C116,451 164,459 232,487C236,490 242,489 248,483C262,468 256,453 244,431C214,383 208,362 233,311C260,255 266,216 262,198C261,198 260,197 260,195C256,187 279,189 286,194Z", "M260,195C220,195 195,188 176,181C154,174 120,164 83,161C78,161 75,158 73,152C70,148 71,142 78,135C89,123 104,114 120,106C128,103 137,106 150,114C198,150 246,163 292,153C338,144 407,118 500,76C648,9 752,-22 813,-10C816,-9 819,-7 824,-6C866,8 904,29 940,53C955,64 955,68 939,68C775,68 652,80 571,103C511,120 441,142 365,173C337,184 320,188 286,194C277,196 268,196 260,195Z" ] } 7 strokes 返 Stroke Data (Trad) — JSON { "source": "dong", "medians": [ [ [ 786, 745 ], [ 720, 756 ], [ 614, 698 ], [ 531, 668 ], [ 529, 658 ] ], [ [ 446, 684 ], [ 469, 669 ], [ 485, 649 ], [ 483, 512 ], [ 466, 402 ], [ 437, 330 ], [ 413, 297 ], [ 361, 243 ], [ 329, 224 ] ], [ [ 517, 522 ], [ 589, 533 ], [ 681, 564 ], [ 717, 565 ], [ 744, 555 ], [ 730, 485 ], [ 694, 386 ], [ 642, 304 ], [ 595, 262 ], [ 549, 235 ], [ 499, 216 ], [ 472, 213 ] ], [ [ 553, 409 ], [ 696, 305 ], [ 780, 233 ], [ 812, 197 ], [ 831, 157 ] ], [ [ 209, 764 ], [ 304, 712 ], [ 334, 671 ] ], [ [ 89, 470 ], [ 137, 471 ], [ 248, 515 ], [ 264, 514 ], [ 289, 494 ], [ 275, 440 ], [ 247, 399 ], [ 239, 370 ], [ 247, 329 ], [ 281, 244 ], [ 283, 219 ], [ 269, 201 ] ], [ [ 87, 147 ], [ 128, 136 ], [ 202, 167 ], [ 290, 174 ], [ 383, 146 ], [ 561, 77 ], [ 699, 40 ], [ 805, 30 ], [ 901, 49 ], [ 929, 60 ] ] ], "strokes": [ "M 520 651 Q 646 687 696 709 Q 739 725 776 732 Q 792 733 796 740 Q 800 750 789 761 Q 770 777 727 794 Q 712 801 700 800 Q 693 797 692 786 Q 692 756 516 670 C 489 657 491 643 520 651 Z", "M 511 535 Q 511 604 520 651 C 522 666 522 666 516 670 Q 512 674 506 677 Q 460 699 445 696 Q 426 693 442 672 Q 467 629 454 459 Q 447 416 426 362 Q 407 311 339 242 Q 326 229 322 224 Q 321 217 332 217 Q 386 223 460 327 Q 467 340 474 353 Q 499 414 509 519 L 511 535 Z", "M 695 335 Q 732 399 766 500 Q 776 530 794 549 Q 812 565 798 579 Q 785 589 753 599 Q 735 603 643 566 Q 546 542 522 538 Q 515 538 511 535 C 482 528 481 528 509 519 Q 545 501 603 520 Q 673 547 686 547 Q 711 546 706 519 Q 690 434 660 375 Q 656 369 653 362 L 629 327 Q 571 257 467 220 Q 454 214 466 207 Q 472 203 510 205 Q 589 214 665 294 L 695 335 Z", "M 665 294 Q 729 236 801 164 Q 816 145 830 142 Q 837 141 845 150 Q 855 163 843 202 Q 834 247 700 333 Q 697 334 695 335 L 653 362 Q 590 401 553 420 Q 544 424 543 413 Q 543 401 553 392 Q 589 362 629 327 L 665 294 Z", "M 237 717 Q 268 693 301 664 Q 317 651 335 652 Q 348 653 352 668 Q 356 686 345 719 Q 338 741 302 754 Q 218 779 204 771 Q 198 767 201 752 Q 205 739 237 717 Z", "M 286 194 Q 298 201 303 219 Q 312 258 272 329 Q 242 383 324 472 Q 327 476 332 480 Q 354 498 335 514 Q 314 530 280 545 Q 259 557 226 532 Q 133 475 91 477 Q 84 478 82 473 Q 81 467 89 463 Q 131 445 232 487 Q 239 491 248 483 Q 269 459 244 431 Q 190 383 233 311 Q 269 224 262 198 Q 261 197 260 195 C 254 166 265 172 286 194 Z", "M 260 195 Q 218 196 176 181 Q 139 166 83 161 Q 76 161 73 152 Q 69 145 78 135 Q 96 117 120 106 Q 132 100 150 114 Q 223 166 292 153 Q 361 138 500 76 Q 722 -26 813 -10 Q 817 -7 824 -6 Q 887 16 940 53 Q 964 68 939 68 Q 693 68 571 103 Q 481 128 365 173 Q 325 191 286 194 L 260 195 Z" ] } 7 strokes Historical Pronunciations Source baxter-sagartzhengzhangtang Middle Chinese Old Chinese Gloss Source baxter-sagartzhengzhangtang Middle Chinese Old Chinese Gloss Source baxter-sagartzhengzhangtang Middle Chinese Old Chinese Gloss + Add historical pronunciation Sources No sources. 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