How to Write 还
The character 还 (hái) is written with 7 strokes. Follow the standard Chinese stroke order: top to bottom, left to right, outside before inside. The radical 辶 is one of its key components.
Practice the correct stroke order with the Hanzi Writer app to see animated stroke-by-stroke guidance with real-time feedback.
Meaning & Pronunciation
还 is pronounced hái in Mandarin Chinese. It means to return (something); also; still.
This is a polyphonic character with readings: hái, huán.
As an HSK Level 1 character, 还 is among the first characters beginners learn.
Common Words with 还
Example Sentences
既然作业做完了，你还有什么其他安排吗？
jì rán zuò yè zuò wán le nǐ hái yǒu shén me qí tā ān pái ma
Since your homework is finished, do you have any other plans?
尽管天气很冷，他还是坚持每天晨跑。
jǐn guǎn tiān qì hěn lěng tā hái shì jiān chí měi tiān chén pǎo
Despite the cold weather, he still insists on going for a morning run every day.
请记得下周一按时归还图书馆借的书。
qǐng jì de xià zhōu yī àn shí guī huán tú shū guǎn jiè de shū
Please remember to return the library books on time next Monday.
他是个守信用的人，一拿到工资就还钱了。
tā shì gè shǒu xìn yòng de rén yī ná dào gōng zī jiù huán qián le
He is a man of his word; he paid back the money as soon as he got his salary.
Practice Writing 还 (hái)
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