回首 huí shǒu — to turn around; to look back

Meanings

1. 1

   to turn around; to look back

   to turn around; to look back; (fig.) to recall the past

   verb

Character breakdown

• 回

  huí (second tone, rising)

  to return, to go back; to turn round; to reply; a time, an occasion (measure word); a chapter of a novel

  6 strokes⿴囗口Radical 囗

Words containing 回

• 回huí (second tone, rising)to return, to go back
• 回来/回來huí (second tone, rising) lai (neutral tone)to return; to come back
• 回家huí (second tone, rising) jiā (first tone, high and level)to return home
• 回到huí (second tone, rising) dào (fourth tone, falling)to return to
• 回去huí (second tone, rising) qu (neutral tone)to return
• 回答huídá (second tone, rising)to answer, to reply
• 回忆/回憶huí (second tone, rising) yì (fourth tone, falling)to recall
• 回复/回復huí (second tone, rising) fù (fourth tone, falling)to reply
• 回头/回頭huí (second tone, rising) tóu (second tone, rising)to turn round; to turn one's head
• 回报/回報huí (second tone, rising) bào (fourth tone, falling)(in) return
• 返回fǎn (third tone, dipping) huí (second tone, rising)to return to
• 回归/回歸huí (second tone, rising) guī (first tone, high and level)to return to
• 收回shōu (first tone, high and level) huí (second tone, rising)to regain
• 回顾/回顧huí (second tone, rising) gù (fourth tone, falling)to look back
• 回应/回應huí (second tone, rising) yìng (fourth tone, falling)to respond
• 回收huí (second tone, rising) shōu (first tone, high and level)to recycle
• 回避huí (second tone, rising) bì (fourth tone, falling)to shun
• 回想huí (second tone, rising) xiǎng (third tone, dipping)to recall