| to return (to) | to circle; to go back; to turn around to circle; to go back; to turn around; to answer; to return; to revolve; (a measure word for matters or actions) a time; Islam | ||
|---|---|---|---|
| trad. (返回) | 返 | 回 | |
| simp. #(返回) | 返 | 回 | |
返回
| Variety | Location | Words |
|---|---|---|
| Classical Chinese | 回, 歸 | |
| Formal (Written Standard Chinese) | 回, 返回, 回歸 | |
| Northeastern Mandarin | Beijing | 回 |
| Taiwan | 回 | |
| Malaysia | 回 | |
| Singapore | 回 | |
| Southwestern Mandarin | Chengdu | 轉, 回 |
| Guilin | 回 | |
| Cantonese | Guangzhou | 返 |
| Hong Kong | 返 | |
| Macau | 返 | |
| Zhongshan (Shiqi) | 返 | |
| Taishan | 返 | |
| Kuala Lumpur (Guangfu) | 返 | |
| Singapore (Guangfu) | 返 | |
| Hakka | Meixian | 轉 |
| Miaoli (N. Sixian) | 轉 | |
| Pingtung (Neipu; S. Sixian) | 歸 | |
| Hsinchu County (Zhudong; Hailu) | 轉 | |
| Taichung (Dongshi; Dabu) | 轉 | |
| Hsinchu County (Qionglin; Raoping) | 轉 | |
| Yunlin (Lunbei; Zhao'an) | 轉 | |
| Kuching (Hepo) | 轉 | |
| Eastern Min | Fuzhou | 轉 |
| Singapore (Fuqing) | 轉 | |
| Southern Min | Xiamen | 轉, 倒 |
| Quanzhou | 轉 | |
| Zhangzhou | 轉 | |
| Zhao'an | 轉 | |
| Taipei | 轉 | |
| New Taipei (Sanxia) | 轉 | |
| Kaohsiung | 轉 | |
| Yilan | 轉 | |
| Changhua (Lukang) | 轉 | |
| Taichung | 轉 | |
| Tainan | 轉 | |
| Hsinchu | 轉 | |
| Kinmen | 轉 | |
| Penghu (Magong) | 轉 | |
| Penang (Hokkien) | 轉 | |
| Singapore (Hokkien) | 轉 | |
| Manila (Hokkien) | 倒 | |
| Chaozhou | 轉 | |
| Shantou | 轉 | |
| Haifeng | 轉 | |
| Singapore (Teochew) | 轉 | |
| Wenchang | 轉 | |
| Singapore (Hainanese) | 轉 | |
| Wu | Ningbo | 回, 轉 rare |