TSUMUGU · B2 (est.) · 字
返
返 ＝ 辶 ＋ 反
ㄈㄢˇ · fǎn
verb — to return, go back, turn back
字源 FORM — what the parts do
辶義the walk — a road and a foot
The walk (辶) and 反 fǎn, the hand-turning-over graph. To turn the journey around and walk it back — to return. 反 carries the exact sound. 返回、往返、返鄉.
故事 STORY — a scene to remember it by
走到一半，他掉頭（反），順著來路（辶）往回走。
Halfway out he turns around (反) and walks the road (辶) back the way he came.
字源記憶法
意 · Meanings
(本義)返回、往返— to return, go back常用
→返鄉、返還— to go home; to give back
(本義) original meaning · → ⇒ each arrow = one more step of extension