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Character #79 · The First 1000

hái

还 (還) hái meaning: still

still; still in progress; still more; yet; even more; in addition

Also read huán (to pay back; to return)

Strokes
716
TraditionalSimplified
還 还
Poster cell
W3
01 常用词语

Common words with

  • háishi or; still
  • háiyǒu also; in addition
  • hái yào still want; even more
  • háihǎo not bad; luckily
  • guīhuán to return sth
  • chánghuán to repay
02 练习纸
Character practice sheet: nine rows, each with a model box, pinyin lines and eleven practice squares
Free printable · One page

Practice writing 还還

Write 还還 in the grey model box at the start of each row and its pinyin, hái, on the lines above. Then copy it across the row, following the stroke order above.

Nine rows of field-grid squares, 15 mm. More about this sheet
03 千字海报
Cell W3 · 28 × 36 grid

还還 is #79 on The First 1000 poster.

All 1,000 characters, printable at home.

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04 问答

Quick answers

What does 还 mean in English?
还 (hái) means "still": still; still in progress; still more; yet; even more; in addition.
How do you pronounce 还?
还 is pronounced hái in pinyin, with the second (rising) tone. In Zhuyin (bopomofo) it is written ㄏㄞˊ. It can also be read huán (to pay back; to return).
How many strokes does 还 have?
The simplified form, 还, has 7 strokes. The traditional form, 還, has 16.
What is the traditional form of 还?
The traditional form of 还 is 還. 还 is the simplified form, used in mainland China and Singapore; 還 is used in Taiwan, Hong Kong and Macau.
What are common words with 还?
Common words that use 还 include 还是 (háishi, or; still), 还有 (háiyǒu, also; in addition), 还要 (hái yào, still want; even more), 还好 (háihǎo, not bad; luckily).
How common is 还?
还 is number 79 of the 1,000 most common Chinese characters, in cell W3 of The First 1000 poster.

Definitions and word glosses adapted from CC-CEDICT (CC BY-SA 4.0). Stroke data from Make Me a Hanzi (Arphic Public License), animated with Hanzi Writer.