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Translingual
Han character
返 (Kangxi radical 162, 辵 +4, 8 strokes in traditional Chinese and Korean , 7 strokes in simplified Chinese and Japanese , cangjie input 卜竹水 (YHE ), four-corner 31304 or 32304 , composition ⿺辶 反 )
References
Kangxi Dictionary: page 1254 , character 14
Dai Kanwa Jiten: character 38758
Dae Jaweon: page 1737, character 7
Hanyu Da Zidian (first edition): volume 6, page 3820, character 1
Unihan data for U+8FD4
Chinese
Glyph origin
Old Chinese
扳
*praːn, *pʰraːn
板
*praːnʔ
版
*praːnʔ
瓪
*praːnʔ, *paːnʔ
昄
*praːnʔ, *braːnʔ, *paːnʔ
鈑
*praːnʔ
蝂
*praːnʔ
眅
*pʰraːn, *pʰraːnʔ
阪
*braːnʔ, *panʔ
魬
*braːnʔ
粄
*paːnʔ
反
*panʔ, *pʰan
返
*panʔ
坂
*panʔ
畈
*pans
販
*pans
汳
*pʰans
飯
*bonʔ, *bons
Phono-semantic compound (形聲 / 形声 , OC *panʔ ) and ideogrammic compound (會意 / 会意 ): semantic 辶 ( “ movement ” ) + phonetic 反 ( OC *panʔ, *pʰan , “ to return ” ) . It originally conveyed the meaning of "to return along the path one came from" and, by extension, came to signify the idea of "to restore" or "to revert."
References
Etymology 1
See 反 (OC *panʔ, *pʰan ).
Pronunciation
Baxter –Sagart system 1.1 (2014 )
Character
返
Reading #
1/1
Modern Beijing (Pinyin)
fǎn
Middle Chinese
‹ pjonX ›
Old Chinese
/*Cə.panʔ/
English
return
Notes for Old Chinese notations in the Baxter–Sagart system:
* Parentheses "()" indicate uncertain presence;
* Square brackets "" indicate uncertain identity, e.g. * as coda may in fact be *-t or *-p;
* Angle brackets "<>" indicate infix;
* Hyphen "-" indicates morpheme boundary;
* Period "." indicates syllable boundary.
Zhengzhang system (2003)
Character
返
Reading #
1/1
No.
2969
Phonetic component
反
Rime group
元
Rime subdivision
1
Corresponding MC rime
反
Old Chinese
/*panʔ/
Definitions
返
to return (to); to come or go back (to)
返 京 ― fǎn Jīng ― to return to Beijing
流連忘返 / 流连忘返 ― liúliánwàngfǎn ― to linger and be reluctant to leave
to return ; to give back
Compounds
Etymology 2
trad.
返
simp. #
返
alternative forms
翻 (faan1 ) Cantonese 番 (faan1 ) Cantonese
(This etymology is missing or incomplete. Please add to it, or discuss it at the Etymology scriptorium . Particularly: “Derived from the Jiyun 孚袁切 reading of 返? Or is it actually 翻?”)
Pronunciation
Definitions
返 ( Cantonese )
to return (to); to come or go back (to)
返 鄉下 / 返 乡下 ― faan1 hoeng1 haa6-2 ― to go back to one's hometown
返 屋企 ― faan1 uk1 kei2 ― to go home
to go to
返 工 ― faan1 gung1 ― to go to work
返 學/ 返 学 ― faan1 hok6 ― to go to school
返 教會 / 返 教会 ― faan1 gaau3 wui6-2 ― to go to church
返 part-time ― faan1 paat1- taam1 ― to work part-time
佢 今日 有冇 返 呀 ? keoi5 gam1 jat6 jau5 mou5 faan1 aa3 ? Did he go to school/work today?
back , returning to a previous state
擠 返 喺 嗰度 / 挤 返 喺 嗰度 ― zai1 faan1 hai2 go2 dou6 ― to put (something) back there
換 返 件 衫 / 换 返 件 衫 ― wun6 faan1 gin6 saam1 ― to change back one's clothes
打 返 佢 ― daa2 faan1 keoi5 ― to return him a hit; to hit him back
救 唔 返 ― gau3 m4 faan1 ― unable to be saved: unsalvageable, beyond hope, etc.
諗返 舊陣時 / 谂返 旧阵时 ― nam2 faan1 gau6 zan6 si4-2 ― thinking back to older times
去 返 轉頭/ 去 返 转头 ― heoi3 faan1 zyun3 tau4 ― to go back ; to turn around
搵 返 / 揾 返 ― wan2 faan1 ― to find (something that was lost)
整返 好 ― zing2 faan1 hou2 ― to repair; to fix
病 返 ― beng6 faan1 ― to fall ill again
好返 ― hou2 faan1 ― to recover (from an illness)
開始 喐 返 / 开始 喐 返 ― hoi1 ci2 juk1 faan1 ― to start to move again
寫 返 英文 / 写 返 英文 ― se2 faan1 jing1 man4-2 ― use English instead
仲未 覆 返 你 ― zung6 mei6 fuk1 faan1 nei5 ― still hasn't replied you
To be left over , to be remaining
啲 嘢 都 係 留 返 聽日 先 做 啲 嘢 都 系 留 返 听日 先 做 di1 je5 dou1 hai6 lau4 faan1 ting1 jat6 sin1 zou6 Leave the things here first; I'll do them tomorrow.
剩返 地理 未 考 完 From: 開放詞典 / 开放词典 zing6 faan1 dei6 lei5 mei6 haau2 jyun4 I have just the Geography test left.
Used after verbs for starting a new, good action.
沖 返 個 涼 冲 返 个 凉 cung1 faan1 go3 loeng4 to enjoy a shower
寫 返 啲 嘢 / 写 返 啲 嘢 ― se2 faan1 di1 je5 ― to write something
執 返 劑 执 返 剂 zap1 faan1 zai1 to go and have sex
得閒 仲 係 鍾意 飲 返 兩 杯 。 得闲 仲 系 钟意 饮 返 两 杯 。 From: 開放詞典 / 开放词典 dak1 haan4 zung6 hai6 zung1 ji3 jam2 faan1 loeng5 bui1 . Nothing beats downing two glasses in my spare time.
1996 , “倒轉地球 ”, in 李敏 (lyrics), 在乎您 , performed by 劉德華 :
一起 叫 玩 番 足夠 一起 跳 否則 生鏽 一起 叫 玩 番 足够 一起 跳 否则 生锈 jat1 hei2 giu3 waan2 faan1 zuk1 gau3 , jat1 hei2 tiu3 fau2 zak1 saang1 sau3 (please add an English translation of this usage example)
Synonyms
Dialectal synonyms of
回 (“to return; to come/go back”)
Compounds
好返 ( hou2 faan1 ) ( Cantonese ) 留返拜山先講 / 留返拜山先讲 ( lau4 faan1 baai3 saan1 sin1 gong2 ) ( Cantonese ) 返學 / 返学 ( faan1 hok6 ) ( Cantonese ) 返工 ( faan1 gung1 ) ( Cantonese ) 返發 / 返发 ( faan1 faat3 ) ( Cantonese ) 返貨 / 返货 ( faan1 fo3 ) ( Cantonese )
Etymology 3
Pronunciation
Southern Min
(Hokkien : Xiamen , Quanzhou , Lukang , Sanxia , Taipei , Tainan , Kaohsiung , Kinmen , Magong , Hsinchu , Taichung , Singapore )
(Hokkien : Zhangzhou , Yilan , Penang )
(Teochew )
Definitions
返
( Southern Min ) alternative form of 轉 / 转 ( tńg , “ to go back; to return ” )
Japanese
Shinjitai
返
Kyūjitai
返󠄁 返 +󠄁
? (Adobe-Japan1 )
返󠄄 返 +󠄄
? (Hanyo-Denshi) (Moji_Joho)
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Kanji
返
(Third grade kyōiku kanji )
to come back, to return , to go back to
Readings
See also
References
Korean
Hanja
返 (eumhun 돌이킬 반 ( dorikil ban ) )
hanja form? of 반 ( “ return , revert to , restore ” )
Vietnamese
Han character
返 : Hán Nôm readings: phản
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