还
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still; still in progress; still more; yet; even more; in addition; fairly; passably (good); as early as; even; also; else
- HSK 3.0
- Level 1
- Old HSK
- Level 2
- Strokes
- 7
- Radical
- 辵 +4
- Structure
- Lower-left enclosure 左下包
- Traditional
- 还
- Common rank
- #1,050
- Unicode
- U+8FD8
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Formation & memory
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How to remember it
give back · Heisig RSH #996
no symbol + road
Keyword method from Heisig's Remembering Simplified Hanzi.
Words with 还
The most common words first — learning a character in context makes it stick.
| Word | Pinyin | Meaning |
|---|---|---|
| 还有 | there still remain(s); there is (or are) still; in addition | |
| 还是 | still (as before); had better; unexpectedly; or | |
| 以其人之道，还治其人之身 | to use an opponent's own methods to obtain retribution (idiom, from Song dynasty neo-Confu… | |
| 打狗还得看主人 | lit. when one beats a dog, one must answer to its master (idiom); fig. before punishing sb… | |
| 以眼还眼 | an eye for an eye (idiom); fig. to use the enemy's methods against him; to give sb a taste… | |
| 生还者 | survivor | |
| 好戏还在后头 | the best part of the show is yet to come; (with ironic tone) the worst is yet to come; you… | |
| 还不如 | to be better off ...; might as well ... | |
| 以眼还眼，以牙还牙 | an eye for an eye, a tooth for a tooth (idiom); fig. to use the enemy's methods against hi… | |
| 还原真相 | to set the record straight; to clarify the facts | |
| 比登天还难 | lit. even harder than reaching the sky (idiom); fig. extremely difficult; far from an easy… | |
| 有借有还，再借不难 | return what you borrowed on time, you may borrow again next time (idiom) | |
| 血债要用血来还 | A debt of blood must be paid in blood.; Blood calls for blood. | |
| 还原号 | (music notation) natural sign, ♮ | |
| 好借好还，再借不难 | see 有借有還，再借不難|有借有还，再借不难[you3 jie4 you3 huan2 , zai4 jie4 bu4 nan2] | |
| 生还 | to return alive; to survive | |
| 还手 | to hit back; to retaliate | |
| 那还用说 | that goes without saying | |
| 还口 | to retort; to answer back | |
| 还原剂 | reducing agent |