还 (hái): meaning and stroke order
还 (hái) means still, still in progress, still more, yet, even more, in addition, fairly, passably (good).
还
- Simplified
- 还
- Traditional
- 還
- Pinyin
- hái · huán
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Stroke order of 还
还
- Huán surname Huan
- hái still; still in progress
- huán to pay back; to return
- 7 strokes
- Traditional form: 還
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Meaning of 还
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hái
Traditional 還
- still
- still in progress
- still more
- yet
- even more
- in addition
- fairly
- passably (good)
- as early as
- even
- also
- else
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huán
Traditional 還
- to pay back
- to return
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Huán
Traditional 還
- surname Huan
Radical and structure
- 还
- Radical 辵 (Kangxi radical 162) · 8 strokes · built from 辶 and 不
Radicals and stroke counts: Unicode Unihan database. Structure: the shapes a character is written with (BabelStone IDS), not necessarily parts that carry meaning or sound.
Words with 还
- 还是 hái shi still (as before); had better
- 还有 hái yǒu there still remain(s); there is (or are) still; in addition
- 还给 huán gěi to return sth to sb
- 还书 huán shū return books
- 还不如 hái bù rú to be better off ...; might as well ...
还 in our stories
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他看了桌子上、床上，还看了书包里，都没有。
tā kàn le zhuōzi shàng chuáng shàng hái kàn le shūbāo lǐ dōu méiyǒu
He looks on the table, on the bed and in his bag; it isn't anywhere.
From the story Where's my phone? HSK 2
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艾米包的饺子有大有小，有的还没有包好。
Àimǐ bāo de jiǎozi yǒu dà yǒu xiǎo yǒude hái méiyǒu bāo hǎo
Amy's are big and small, and some aren't properly closed.
From the story Making dumplings HSK 2
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一路上，老爷爷给他讲了很多西安的故事，还告诉他哪儿的羊肉泡馍最好吃。
yílùshang lǎoyéye gěi tā jiǎng le hěn duō Xī'ān de gùshi hái gàosu tā nǎr de yángròu pàomó zuì hǎochī
All the way, the old man tells him stories about Xi'an and where to find the best lamb and bread soup.
From the story The train to Xi'an HSK 3
Stories using 还
- Where's my phone? HSK 2
- Making dumplings HSK 2
- The train to Xi'an HSK 3
- Drawing legs on a snake HSK 3
- That last piece HSK 3
- Three circles HSK 4
Dictionary data: CC-CEDICT (CC BY-SA 4.0). Stroke data: Hanzi Writer data, derived from Make Me a Hanzi (Arphic Public License). Animation: Hanzi Writer (MIT licence). Radicals and stroke counts: Unicode Unihan (Unicode License v3).