返 fǎn to restore
to restore; to return; to revert to
How to remember 返: 辶 road + 反 oppose = to restore. The hikers oppose their guide's shortcut, and as night falls on the mountain road they decide to restore the old plan.
Component breakdown
返 = 辶 road + 反 oppose
- 辶 road
- 反 oppose
- 𠂆 factory
- 又 again
The hikers oppose their guide's shortcut, and as night falls on the mountain road they decide to restore the old plan.
How it is used
- To return/go back. 返回 (fǎnhuí) to return (to a place) - 返回起点 (fǎnhuí qǐdiǎn) go back to the start.
- 往返 (wǎngfǎn) = round trip (there and back): 往返机票 (wǎngfǎn jīpiào) round-trip ticket.
- 返 vs 回 (huí): 返 is more formal; 回 is everyday 'come/go back'. 返还 (fǎnhuán) to give back (money, property).