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Meaning of 归

Pinyin guī、 kuì

Radical

彐

Strokes

Definition

to go back / to return

Usage

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归 guī 1. 返回，回到本处。 (Return; go back to the original place.) 示例: 归国 (return to the country); 归程 (return journey); 归侨 (returning overseas Chinese); 归宁 (returning to visit parents); 归省 (return home to visit relatives). 2. 还给。 (Give something back; return.) 示例: 归还 (return); 物归原主 (the item returns to its original owner). 3. 趋向，去往。 (Tend towards; go to.) 示例: 归附 (adhere to); 众望所归 (the support of many is thus held). 4. 合并，或集中于一类，或集中于一地。 (Merge; gather into one category or one place.) 示例: 归并 (merge); 归功 (attribute credit); 归咎 (attribute blame). 5. 由，属于。 (From; belong to.) 示例: 这事归我办 (it's my responsibility). 6. 结局。 (Conclusion.) 示例: 归宿 (outcome). 7. 珠算中一位除数的除法。 (Division with a one-digit divisor in abacus.) 示例: 九归 (simple division). 8. 古代称女子出嫁。 (In ancient times, refers to a woman getting married.) 示例: 之子于归，宣其室家 (the woman gets married and establishes her own home). 9. 自首。 (Surrender.) 10. 用在重叠动词间，表示不相干或无结果。 (Used between reduplicated verbs to indicate irrelevance or no outcome.) 示例: 玩笑归玩笑，事情可得认真去办 (jokes are jokes, but matters should be taken seriously). 11. 结算。 (Settle accounts.) 示例: 总归不出一个清账 (eventually can’t settle a clear account). 12. 通“馈”。赠送。 (Also means "to present" or "to give as a gift".) 示例: 归衣 (present clothing). 归 guī 名词: 珠算中称一位除数的除法 (Division on the abacus with a one-digit divisor.) 示例: 九归 (nine division). 归 guī 形容词: 羞惭 (Ashamed; abashed.) 示例: 面目犂黑，状有归色 (the complexion is black, showing an appearance of shame). 归 kuì 动词: 1. 通“馈”。赠送。 (Present.) 示例: 归示 (gift as a present); 归赈 (present for sacrificial offerings). 2. 惭愧。 (Feel ashamed.) 示例: 归色 (shameful appearance). 3. 另见 guī (also see guī).

回归 huí guī

to return to / to retreat / regression (statistics)

归咎 guī jiù

to put the blame on / to accuse

归宿 guī sù

place to return to / home / final destination / ending

同归于尽 tóng guī yú jìn

to die in such a way that sb (or sth) else also perishes / to take sb down with oneself / to end in mutual destruction

归属 guī shǔ

to belong to / to be affiliated to / to fall under the jurisdiction of / a place where one feels that one belongs / one's final destination (where one need look no further)

归来 guī lái

come back；return

归纳 guī nà

to sum up / to summarize / to conclude from facts / induction (method of deduction in logic)

归还 guī huán

to return sth / to revert

归于 guī yú

to belong to / affiliated to / to result in sth / to incline towards

归结 guī jié

to sum up / to conclude / in a nutshell / the end (of a story)

秭归 Zǐ guī

Zigui county in Yichang 宜昌[Yi2 chang1], Hubei

归国 guī guó

to go home (to one's native country) / to return from abroad

归附 guī fù

to realign one's allegiance (to another religion, ruler etc) / to submit

秭归县 Zǐ guī Xiàn

Zigui county in Yichang 宜昌[Yi2 chang1], Hubei

归根结底 guī gēn jié dǐ

in the final analysis / ultimately

归入 guī rù

to assign (to a class) / to classify as / to include

归降 guī xiáng

surrender

归档 guī dàng

to file away / to place on file

递归函数 dì guī hán shù

recursive function

划归 huà guī

to incorporate / to put under (external administration)

归拢 guī lǒng

to gather / to rake together / to pile up

捉拿归案 zhuō ná guī àn

to bring to justice

归去来兮 guī qù lái xī

I'm going home! / I am homeward bound.

魂兮归来 hún xī guī lái

May the spirit of the deceased come back to us!

返朴归真 fǎn pǔ guī zhēn

return to nature

归档文件 guī dàng wén jiàn

archived file

归侨 guī qiáo

Chinese person who returns to China after living as an expatriate

殊途同归 shū tú tóng guī

different routes to the same destination (idiom); fig. different means of achieve the same end

凯旋归来 kǎi xuán guī lái

return with drums beating and banners flying / come back victorious / return home in triumph / return with flying colours / return with gongs beating and banners flying

返璞归真 fǎn pú guī zhēn

to return to one's true self / to regain the natural state

完璧归赵 wán bì guī Zhào

lit. to return the jade annulus to Zhao (idiom); fig. to return something intact to its rightful owner

终归 zhōng guī

eventually / after all / in the end / be bound to

铩羽而归 shā yǔ ér guī

to return in low spirits following a defeat or failure to achieve one's ambitions (idiom)

右归丸 yòu guī wán

Yougui Maru

返归 fǎn guī

Return

递归 dì guī

recursion / recursive (calculation) / recurrence

改邪归正 gǎi xié guī zhèng

to mend one's ways (idiom) / to turn over a new leaf