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to return
Composition
Components
Sounds
beach house
outside the entrance
Pinyin
gui1 • guī
Meaning
Primary
to return
Alternatives
return, returns, returning, returned, go back to, to go back, go back
Mnemonic
[gu-] Goofy is in [1] front of the [-(e)i] beach house by the bay, trying 歸 to return some 巾 towels and a 彐 fork he accidentally took with him after his stay ended. Out of the front door comes a 
gnome wearing a 冖 crown, who comes up and takes the 歸 returned items, but also kicks Goofy in the 止 foot for taking them to begin with, before going back into the beach house.
gnome wearing a 冖 crown, who comes up and takes the 歸 returned items, but also kicks Goofy in the 止 foot for taking them to begin with, before going back into the beach house.