归 guī to return
to return; to go back; to give back to; to belong to
How to remember 归: ⿰丨丿 camp + 𫜹 snout = to return. While the boy is away at summer camp, the family dog sits by the gate with its snout between the bars, waiting for him to return.
Component breakdown
归 = ⿰丨丿 camp + 𫜹 snout
- ⿰丨丿 camp
- 𫜹 snout
While the boy is away at summer camp, the family dog sits by the gate with its snout between the bars, waiting for him to return.
How it is used
- To return / to belong to - 归还 (guīhuán) give back, 回归 (huíguī) return to, 归国 (guīguó) return to one's country.
- 'To attribute/fall under': 归于 (guīyú) belong to, 归属 (guīshǔ) belong to, 归功于 (guīgōng yú) credit to, 归咎于 (guījiù yú) blame on.
- 归纳 (guīnà) = to sum up/induce (opp. 演绎 yǎnyì deduce). 归 conveys things going back to where they belong.
Words with 归
- 归还guīhuánto return somethingHSK 6
- 回归huíguīto return toHSK 8
- 归于guīyúto belong toHSK 8
- 归宿guīsùplace to return toHSK 8
- 归属guīshǔto belong toHSK 8
- 归来guīláito returnHSK 8
- 归根到底guīgēn-dàodǐafter allHSK 8
- 归纳guīnàto sum upHSK 8
- 归结guījiéto sum upHSK 8
- 改邪归正gǎixié-guīzhèngto mend one's ways (idiom)HSK 8
- 无家可归wújiā-kěguīhomelessHSK 8