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give back

HSK 10 N1
hái, huán
カン
かえ.る
환, 선
Phonosemantic compound. 辶 represents the meaning and 睘 represents the sound.
Components
Traditional (還)
walk+ stare =
give back
Meaning component
chuò walk
辶 is a component form of 辵.
Phonetic component
qióng stare
round
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Simplified (还)
no+ walk =
still, return
Simplified component
no
no, not
Shorthand for the 睘 component in the traditional character 還.
Meaning component
chuò walk
Notes
Historical Evolution
Bronze Mid Western Zhou (~900 BC)
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Mid Western Zhou (~900 BC)
Bronze Late Western Zhou (~800 BC)
Bronze
Late Western Zhou (~800 BC)
Bronze Late Western Zhou (~800 BC)
Bronze
Late Western Zhou (~800 BC)
Bronze Late Western Zhou (~800 BC)
Bronze
Late Western Zhou (~800 BC)
Seal Chu (Warring States: 475-221 BC)
Seal
Chu (Warring States: 475-221 BC)
Seal Chu (Warring States: 475-221 BC)
Seal
Chu (Warring States: 475-221 BC)
Seal Shuowen (~100 AD)
Seal
Shuowen (~100 AD)
Clerical Western Han dynasty (202 BC-9 AD)
Clerical
Western Han dynasty (202 BC-9 AD)
Clerical Western Han dynasty (202 BC-9 AD)
Clerical
Western Han dynasty (202 BC-9 AD)
Clerical Western Han dynasty (202 BC-9 AD)
Clerical
Western Han dynasty (202 BC-9 AD)
Clerical Eastern Han dynasty (25-220 AD)
Clerical
Eastern Han dynasty (25-220 AD)
Clerical Eastern Han dynasty (25-220 AD)
Clerical
Eastern Han dynasty (25-220 AD)
Clerical Eastern Han dynasty (25-220 AD)
Clerical
Eastern Han dynasty (25-220 AD)
Regular
Modern
Chinese
/ [Huán]
surname Huan
/ [hái]
still; still in progress; still more; yet; even more; in addition; fairly; passably (good); as early as; even; also; else
/ [huán]
to pay back; to return
Example Sentences
Japanese Names
めぐる
Meguru female given name