回 huí
- Strokes
- 6
- Radical
- 囗 — enclosure
- Made of
- 囗 enclosure 口 mouth
- How it's built
- Ideograph — the meaning is built from its parts
回顾
huígù
to look back on
Characters in this word
顾 gù
- Strokes
- 10
- Radical
- 页 — page, sheet, leaf
- Made of
- 厄 adversity, difficulty, distress 页 page, sheet, leaf
- How it's built
- Phono-semantic — one part hints at the meaning, another at the sound
Example phrases
- 我们回顾昨天。 Wǒmen huígù zuótiān. We look back on yesterday.
- 他常回顾过去。 Tā cháng huígù guòqù. He often looks back on the past.
- 请回顾课文。 Qǐng huígù kèwén. Please review the lesson text.