懂中文 Dong Chinese

返

fǎn

return

To walk 辶 backwards 反; 反 also provides the pronunciation

Components
辶 meaning component

辶  Meaning component

chuò

  

walk

反 sound,meaning component

反  Sound Meaning component

fǎn

  

reverse

Evolution

返 Bronze script Early Warring States (~400 BC)

Bronze script

Early Warring States (~400 BC)
返 Seal script Shuowen (~100 AD)

Seal script

Shuowen (~100 AD)
返 Regular script Modern

Regular script

Modern
Definitions

返  

fǎn

return, revert to, restore; to return (to)

Most common words with 返
Freq.
Word
Meaning

返回

to return to

返

to return (to)

重返

to return to

往返

round trip

返还

restitution