洄 meaning and stroke order
Backwater; an eddy a whirlpool
How to write 洄, stroke by stroke
9 strokes in order. Each box adds the next stroke in red. Write top to bottom and left to right, and finish enclosing strokes last.
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Meaning of 洄
Definitions from CC-CEDICT, grouped by pronunciation.
- eddying
- whirling (of water)
- to go against the current
How 洄 is built
Ideographic (compound meaning) character. Swirling 回 water 氵; 回 also provides the pronunciation.
Radical: 氵 (water), shared by 467 characters on this site.
How to remember 洄
Water 氵 that keeps going back around 回 (huí, to return) is an eddy. Picture the box-in-a-box shape of 回 as water circling in place, and 回 also gives the sound huí.
洄 is a literary and technical character, mostly seen in compounds about water flow or fish migration rather than in everyday speech. The most common word is 洄游 (huíyóu), the seasonal migration of fish. Example: 鲑鱼每年洄游到河里产卵。(Guīyú měi nián huíyóu dào hé lǐ chǎnluǎn.) Salmon migrate back up the river every year to spawn.
Common mistake: Learners often write 回游 instead of 洄游 because the sound is identical. In the fish migration sense the standard form uses 洄 with the water radical. Also keep the second tone, huí, the same as 回.
Questions about 洄
How many strokes are in 洄?
洄 is written with 9 strokes. The diagrams on this page number every stroke in the order it is written, with the new stroke shown in red.
What does 洄 mean?
洄 (huí) means backwater; an eddy a whirlpool.
How do you pronounce 洄?
洄 is pronounced huí, in the second tone (rising).
What is the radical of 洄?
The radical of 洄 is 氵, which carries the idea of "water". Dictionaries list 洄 under this radical.
What is the difference between 洄 and 回?
回 (huí) is a common word meaning to return or go back. 洄 adds the water radical and is limited to water that swirls or flows backward, so you only see it in water-related words like 洄游 and 洄流.
What does 洄流 mean?
洄流 (huíliú) means a backflow or eddy current, water that circles back against the main stream. It appears in descriptions of rivers and in fields like hydrology.