Word

归 (guī) — Chinese word meaning

HSK 6

Meaning of 归

动 dòng verb

to return

他明天归家。

tā míng tiān guī jiā

He returns home tomorrow.

Word breakdown

归 guī — to return

1 归还 guī huán — return HSK 6
- 归 to return, to go back (to original place/owner)
- 还 to give back, to restore
Example

我明天会归还你的书。

wǒ míng tiān huì guī huán nǐ de shū

I will return your book tomorrow.
2 回归 huí guī — return HSK 7
- 回 return, go back
- 归 return, revert to where one belongs
Example

香港在1997年回归中国。

Xiāng Gǎng zài yī jiǔ jiǔ qī nián huí guī Zhōng guó

Hong Kong returned to China in 1997.
3 归于 guī yú — to be attributed to HSK 7
- 归 to return to, to attribute to
- 于 to (prepositional function)
Example

这个成功归于团队的努力。

zhè ge chéng gōng guī yú tuán duì de nǔ lì

This success is attributed to the team's efforts.
4 归宿 guī sù — destination, home, final resting place, sense of belonging HSK 7
- 归 return, go to
- 宿 lodge, dwelling place, rest
Example

每个人都在寻找自己的归宿。

měi gè rén dōu zài xún zhǎo zì jǐ de guī sù

Everyone is looking for their own home.
5 归属 guī shǔ — to belong to HSK 7
- 归 to return to, to be assigned to
- 属 to belong to, to be subordinate to
Example

他不知道自己归属哪个部门。

tā bù zhī dào zì jǐ guī shǔ nǎ ge bù mén

He doesn't know which department he belongs to.

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6 归来 guī lái — return HSK 7
- 归 to return, to go back
- 来 to come (toward)
Example

他从国外归来。

tā cóng guó wài guī lái

He returned from abroad.
7 归根到底 guī gēn dào dǐ — in the final analysis HSK 7
- 归 return, trace back
- 根 root, origin
- 到 reach, arrive at
- 底 bottom, foundation
Example

归根到底，成功需要努力和坚持。

guī gēn dào dǐ chéng gōng xū yào nǔ lì hé jiān chí

In the final analysis, success requires effort and persistence.
8 归纳 guī nà — to summarize; to induce HSK 7
- 归 to converge; to gather together
- 纳 to accept; to incorporate
Example

老师让学生归纳课文的主要内容。

lǎo shī ràng xué sheng guī nà kè wén de zhǔ yào nèi róng

The teacher asked the students to summarize the main content of the text.
9 归结 guī jié — to sum up; to attribute to HSK 7
- 归 to attribute; to归属 (belong to)
- 结 to conclude; to tie together
Example

他把失败归结于运气不好。

tā bǎ shī bài guī jié yú yùn qi bù hǎo

He attributed the failure to bad luck.
10 改邪归正 gǎi xié guī zhèng — to turn over a new leaf HSK 7
- 改 to change, to reform
- 邪 evil, wrongdoing
- 归 to return
- 正 righteousness, correct path
Example

犯人出狱后改邪归正，成为了一个好公民。

fàn rén chū yù hòu gǎi xié guī zhèng chéng wéi le yí gè hǎo gōng mín

After being released from prison, the criminal turned over a new leaf and became a good citizen.
11 无家可归 wú jiā kě guī — homeless HSK 7
- 无 without, no
- 家 home, family
- 可 can, able to
- 归 return, go back
Example

战争使许多人无家可归。

zhàn zhēng shǐ xǔ duō rén wú jiā kě guī

War made many people homeless.

Structure & writing

1 归 guī — to return; to go back

归 is not used as a component in any other character.

归 is an atomic character — it does not decompose further.

Stroke order

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Meaning of 归

归 guī — to return