退 tuì
- Strokes
- 9
- Radical
- 辶 — to walk
- Made of
- 辶 to walk 艮 blunt
- How it's built
- Phono-semantic — one part hints at the meaning, another at the sound
退
tuì
to step back; to return
Character
Example phrases
- 他退了一步。 Tā tuì le yí bù. He stepped back one step.
- 我想退票。 Wǒ xiǎng tuì piào. I want to return the ticket.
- 车慢慢退。 Chē mànman tuì. The car slowly backs up.