萦 回

yíng huídictionary entry

to linger / to swirl around (in the air, in one's mind etc)

Sources & editorial notes

Reference definitions: CC-CEDICT contributors and MDBG, CC BY-SA 4.0. Source release 2026-10-27T01:55:52Z. Imported 2026-10-27. Definition wording and meaning order are retained. Recognized pronunciation references are displayed with tone marks; the original source record is available below.

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Original source entry:

縈迴萦回 [ying2 hui2] /to linger; to swirl around (in the air, in one's mind etc)/

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Other forms in these source records: 縈迴

萦
yíng
(literary) to wind around
回
huí
to go back / to return / to turn back / to turn around / to reply / to answer / classifier for literary divisions (acts of a play, sections or chapters of a classic book) / classifier for occurrences or times / to curve / to return / to revolve
Huí
Hui ethnic group (Chinese Muslims)

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