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归
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(Bushou)		 彐
Strokes 3
Composition
Strokes 5
Structure
Decomp. リ彐
刂 + 彐
Prononciation
Mandarin guī
Entry Methods
Pinyin gui1
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Cangjie
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中中尸一
Sijiao 2707.0
Wubi JVG
CNS 11643 3-224A
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Unicode U+5F52
GB2312 B9E9
归 guī to return / to go back to / to give back to / (of a responsibility) to be taken care of by / to belong to / to gather together / (used between two identical verbs) despite / to marry (of a woman) (old) / division on the abacus with a one-digit divisor
Results beginning with 归
归来 guī lái to return / to come back
归纳 guī nà to sum up / to summarize / to conclude from facts / induction (method of deduction in logic)
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)
归还 guī huán to return sth / to revert
归宿 guī sù place to return to / home / final destination / ending
归档 guī dàng to file away / to place on file
归于 guī yú to belong to / affiliated to / to result in sth / to incline towards
归类 guī lèi to classify / to categorize
归国 guī guó to go home (to one's native country) / to return from abroad
归队 guī duì to return to one's unit / to go back to one's station in life
归入 guī rù to assign (to a class) / to classify as / to include
归案 guī àn to bring to justice / to file away (a document)
归结 guī jié to sum up / to conclude / to put in a nutshell / conclusion / end (of a story etc)
归途 guī tú the way back / one's journey home
归口 guī kǒu to return to one's original trade / to put (a business etc) under the administration of the relevant central authority / (the) relevant (department in charge of sth)
归隐 guī yǐn to go back to one's native place and live in seclusion
归顺 guī shùn to surrender and pay allegiance to
归侨 guī qiáo Chinese person who returns to China after living as an expatriate
归位 guī wèi to put sth back where it belongs / to return to the original position / to return to one's seat (in a classroom)
归路 guī lù the way back / return route
归天 guī tiān to die
归心 guī xīn converted to (religion)
归依 guī yī to convert to (a religion) / to rely upon / refuge / mainstay
归附 guī fù to realign one's allegiance (to another religion, ruler etc) / to submit
归并 guī bìng to put together / to add / to merge
归西 guī xī to die (euphemism, lit. to return West or to the Western Paradise)
归咎 guī jiù to put the blame on / to accuse
归根 guī gēn to return home (after a lifetime's absence) / to go back to one's roots
归程 guī chéng return trip / homeward journey
归化 guī huà naturalization
归功 guī gōng to give credit / to give sb his due / attribution
归因 guī yīn to attribute / to ascribe
归向 guī xiàng to turn toward
归罪 guī zuì to blame sb
归公 guī gōng to commandeer / to take over for the state
归宁 guī níng (literary) (of a married woman) to visit one's parents
归拢 guī lǒng to gather / to rake together / to pile up
归除 guī chú long division / calculation on the abacus
归经 guī jīng channel tropism (TCM)
归零 guī líng to reset to zero / (fig.) to start again from scratch / to go back to square one
归牧 guī mù to return from pasture
归仁 Guī rén Gueiren, a district in Tainan 台南|台南[Tai2 nan2], Taiwan
归绥 Guī suí old name for Hohhot city 呼和浩特[Hu1 he2 hao4 te4], Inner Mongolia
归省 guī xǐng to go home for a visit / to return to one's parents' home to pay respects
归真 guī zhēn to die (Buddhism) / to return to Allah (Islam)
归正 guī zhèng to return to the right path / to mend one's ways / to reform / Reformed (church etc)
归置 guī zhi (coll.) to put (things) back / to tidy up / to put in order
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归纳法 guī nà fǎ induction (method of deduction in logic)
归零地 Guī líng dì Ground Zero
归谬法 guī miù fǎ reductio ad absurdum / arguing by contradiction / also called 反證法|反证法
归仁乡 Guī rén xiāng Kueijen township in Tainan county 台南縣|台南县[Tai2 nan2 xian4], Taiwan
归属感 guī shǔ gǎn sense of belonging
归属权 guī shǔ quán right of attribution
归心者 guī xīn zhě religious convert
归根结底 guī gēn jié dǐ in the final analysis / ultimately
归根到底 guī gēn dào dǐ after all / in the final analysis / ultimately
归心似箭 guī xīn sì jiàn with one's heart set on speeding home (idiom)
归根结蒂 guī gēn jié dì ultimately / in the final analysis / after all / when all is said and done
归根结柢 guī gēn jié dǐ variant of 歸根結底|归根结底[gui1 gen1 jie2 di3]
归档戳记  note to file
归根究底 guī gēn jiū dǐ (idiom) in the final analysis
归纳推理 guī nà tuī lǐ inductive reasoning
归因理论 guī yīn lǐ lùn attribution theory (psychology)
归真返璞 guī zhēn fǎn pú see 返璞歸真|返璞归真[fan3 pu2 gui1 zhen1]
归档并记录  filing and recording
归一化差异植被指数  normalized difference vegetation index
归还各国被掠夺的艺术品专家委员会  Committee of Experts to Study the Question of the Restitution of Works of Art
Approximate Results for 归
回归 huí guī to return to / to retreat / regression (statistics)
海归 hǎi guī sb who has come back to China after gaining overseas experience (a pun on 海龜|海龟[hai3 gui1]) / to return to China after a period of study or work overseas
当归 dāng guī Angelica sinensis
总归 zǒng guī anyhow / after all / eventually
划归 huà guī to incorporate / to put under (external administration)
递归 dì guī recursion / recursive (calculation) / recurrence
复归 fù guī to return / to come back
秭归 Zǐ guī Zigui county in Yichang 宜昌[Yi2 chang1], Hubei
荣归 róng guī to return home with honor
东归 dōng guī lit. to return east / fig. to return to one's homeland
九归 jiǔ guī abacus division rules (using a single-digit divisor)
晚归 wǎn guī to return late / to come home late
于归 yú guī (literary) (of a girl) to marry
转归 zhuǎn guī (of ownership, custody etc) to be transferred to / to revert to / (medicine) clinical outcome / to reclassify (e.g. from asymptomatic carrier to confirmed case)
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回归线 huí guī xiàn tropic / one of the two latitude lines, Tropic of Capricorn or Tropic of Cancer
不归路 bù guī lù road to ruin / course of action from which there is no turning back
回归年 huí guī nián the solar year / the year defined as the period between successive equinoxes
回归区 huí guī qū area of return
回归热 huí guī rè recurring fever
欧当归 Oū dāng guī (botany) lovage / Levisticum officinale
荣归主 róng guī zhǔ Gloria (section of Catholic mass)
三归依 sān guī yī the Three Pillars of Faith (Buddha, dharma, sangha), aka 三寶|三宝[san1 bao3]
姊归县 Zǐ Guī xiàn Zigui county in Hubei province
秭归县 Zǐ guī Xiàn Zigui county in Yichang 宜昌[Yi2 chang1], Hubei
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
无家可归 wú jiā kě guī homeless
满载而归 mǎn zài ér guī (idiom) to return from a rewarding journey
众望所归 zhòng wàng suǒ guī (idiom) to enjoy popular support / to receive general approval
改邪归正 gǎi xié guī zhèng to mend one's ways (idiom) / to turn over a new leaf
殊途同归 shū tú tóng guī different routes to the same destination (idiom) / fig. different means of achieve the same end
返璞归真 fǎn pú guī zhēn to return to one's true self / to regain the natural state
宾至如归 bīn zhì rú guī guests feel at home (in a hotel, guest house etc) / a home away from home
物归原主 wù guī yuán zhǔ to return something to its rightful owner
言归于好 yán guī yú hǎo to become reconciled / to bury the hatchet
叶落归根 yè luò guī gēn a falling leaf returns to the roots (idiom) / everything has its ancestral home / In old age, an expatriate longs to return home.
解甲归田 jiě jiǎ guī tián to remove armor and return to the farm / to return to civilian life
百川归海 bǎi chuān guī hǎi all things tend in one direction (idiom)
久假不归 jiǔ jiǎ bù guī to fail to return a borrowed item
九九归一 jiǔ jiǔ guī yī nine divide by nine is one (abacus rule) / when all is said and done
涓滴归公 juān dī guī gōng every drop returns to the public good (idiom) / not one penny is misused
落叶归根 luò yè guī gēn lit. a falling leaf returns to the roots (idiom) / fig. all things go back to their source eventually / in old age, an expatriate returns home
弃邪归正 qì xié guī zhèng to give up evil and return to virtue
铩羽而归 shā yǔ ér guī (idiom) to return in low spirits following a defeat or failure to achieve one's ambitions
视死如归 shì sǐ rú guī to view death as a return home / to not be afraid of dying / to face death with equanimity (idiom)
实至名归 shí zhì míng guī fame follows merit (idiom)
水落归槽 shuǐ luò guī cáo spilt water returns to the trough (idiom) / fig. people remember where they belong
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
言归正传 yán guī zhèng zhuàn to return to the topic (idiom) / to get back to the main point
衣锦荣归 yī jǐn róng guī to come back to one's hometown in silken robes (idiom) / to return in glory
一命归西 yī mìng guī xī see 一命嗚呼|一命呜呼[yi1 ming4 wu1 hu1]
一命归阴 yī mìng guī yīn see 一命嗚呼|一命呜呼[yi1 ming4 wu1 hu1]
早出晚归 zǎo chū wǎn guī to leave early and return late (idiom)
纵虎归山 zòng hǔ guī shān lit. to let the tiger return to the mountain / fig. to store up future calamities
回归分析  regression analysis
重力归算  gravity reduction / gravity correction
自发回归  spontaneous return
回归组织  al-Awda
自愿回归  voluntary return / voluntary repatriation
回归人口  returnee population
回归曲线  regression curve
效绩归因  performance attribution
北回归线 Běi huí guī xiàn Tropic of Cancer
不醉不归 bù zuì bù guī lit. to not go home until drunk (idiom) / fig. let's make a night of it!
反璞归真 fǎn pú guī zhēn variant of 返璞歸真|返璞归真[fan3 pu2 gui1 zhen1]
回归联盟 huí guī lián méng Coalition Return
回归中国 huí guī zhōng guó to return to China (e.g. Hong Kong)
回归自由 huí guī zì yóu freedom of return
驾鹤西归 jià hè xī guī see 駕鶴西去|驾鹤西去[jia4 he4 xi1 qu4]
颗粒归仓 kē lì guī cāng to gather all the harvested grain into the granary / to harvest every single grain
空手而归 kōng shǒu ér guī to return empty-handed / to fail to win anything
命归黄泉 mìng guī Huáng quán lit. to return to the Yellow Springs 黃泉|黄泉[Huang2 quan2] (idiom) / fig. to die / to meet one's end
南回归线 Nán huí guī xiàn Tropic of Capricorn
荣归故里 róng guī gù lǐ to return home with honor
同途殊归 tóng tú shū guī same road out, different ones back
无家可归 wú jiā - kě guī (idiom) homeless
线性回归 xiàn xìng huí guī linear regression (statistics)
西归浦市 xī guī pǔ shì Seogwipo
血本无归 xuè běn wú guī (idiom) to lose everything one invested / to lose one's shirt
夜不归宿 yè bù guī sù to stay out all night (idiom)
一命归天 yī mìng guī tiān see 一命嗚呼|一命呜呼[yi1 ming4 wu1 hu1]
于归之喜 yú guī zhī xǐ the joy of matrimony (polite phrase referring to a young woman)
责有攸归 zé yǒu yōu guī responsibility must lie where it belongs (idiom)
抓拿归案 zhuā ná guī àn bring to justice
捉拿归案 zhuō ná guī àn to bring to justice
伐木归堆机  feller-buncher
有组织回归  organized return
自愿回归者  voluntary returnee
自发回归者  spontaneous returnee
无家可归者 wú jiā kě guī zhě homeless
移民归化局 yí mín guī huà jú Immigration and Naturalization Service
移民和归化局  Bureau of Immigration and Naturalization
回归快乐计划  return-to-happiness programme
多元回归方程  multiple regression equation
多重线性回归  multiple linear regression
多元线性回归  multiple linear regression
简单线性回归  simple linear regression
一元线性回归  simple linear regression
剥夺归化国籍 bō duó guī huà guó jí denaturalization
完全归纳推理 wán quán guī nà tuī lǐ inference by complete induction
测深点数据归因  point data attribution
确保同归于尽论  mutual assured destruction
有组织的回归者  organized returnee
回归民族少数区  return of refugees to a minority area / minority return
可持续回归战略  Strategy for Sustainable Returns
不完全归纳推理 bù wán quán guī nà tuī lǐ inference by incomplete induction
避其锐气击其惰归 bì qí ruì qì jī qí duò guī to avoid the enemy when he is fresh and strike him when he is tired and withdraws
族裔和回归事务部  Ministry of Communities and Returns
邮件编发归档系统  mail action records system
世界归正会联谊会  World Alliance of Reformed Churches
回归问题联合委员会  Joint Committee on Returns
国际回归者支助小组  International Returnees Support Group
无家可归者国际组织  Homeless International
避其锐气，击其惰归 bì qí ruì qì , jī qí duò guī avoid the enemy when he is fresh and strike him when he is tired and withdraws (idiom)
扩大援助回归者方案 kuò dài yuán zhù huí guī zhě fāng àn Programme for Expanded Assistance to Returnees
树高千丈，落叶归根 shù gāo qiān zhàng , luò yè guī gēn see 樹高千丈，葉落歸根|树高千丈，叶落归根[shu4 gao1 qian1 zhang4 , ye4 luo4 gui1 gen1]
树高千丈，叶落归根 shù gāo qiān zhàng , yè luò guī gēn fig. a tree may grow a thousand zhang high, but its leaves return to their roots (proverb) / fig. everything has its ancestral home / in old age, an expatriate returns home
回归和社区事务办公室  Office of Returns and Communities
重建和回归问题工作队  Reconstruction and Return Task Force
科索沃塞族回归问题框架  Framework for Return of Kosovo Serbs
自愿和可持续回归议定书  Protocol on Voluntary and Sustainable Returns
柬埔寨回归难民信托基金  Trust Fund for Kampuchean Returnees
文化财产返还或归还原主国  return or restitution of cultural property to the countries of origin
全国和解与归还财产委员会  National Commission for Reconciliation and Property Settlement
城乡无家可归者问题国际年  International Year Devoted to the Problems of Homeless People in Urban and Rural Areas
无家可归者收容安置国际年  International Year of Shelter for the Homeless
关于归还朝鲜战争遗骸的谅解  Understanding on the Return of Korean War Remains
社区、回归和少数民族办公室  Office of Communities, Returns and Minorites
流离失所者回归规划小组协议  Agreement of the Team for Planning of the Return of Displaced Persons
回归的作业程序问题联合工作组  Joint Working Group on the Operational Procedures of Return
流离失所者重新定居和回归准则  Norms on the Resettlement and Return of Displaced Populations
伊拉克向科威特归还财产协调股  Coordination Unit for the Return of Property from Iraq to Kuwait
无家可归者收容安置国际年公报 wú jiā kě guī zhě shōu róng ān zhì guó jì nián gōng bào International Year of Shelter for the Homeless Bulletin
难民回归其民族占居民少数的地区  return of refugees to a minority area / minority return
承诺为无家可归者采取行动联合宣言  Joint Declaration of Commitment to Action for the Homeless
流离失所者、难民和回归者发展方桉  Development Programme for Displaced Persons, Refugees and Returnees
联合工作组关于回归的作业程序的协定  Agreement of the Joint Working Group on the Operational Procedures of Return
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