退 tuì▶ ถอย

Stroke order

退 is written in 9 strokes.

• 退

Senses

1. to retreat; to withdraw
2. to reject; to return (sth)
3. to decline

Related words

• 退休เกษียณ
• 退步ล้าหลัง
• 撤退ลากออกไป
• 衰退ปฏิเสธ

退 is pronounced tuì and means “ถอย”. It is part of the HSK 5 word list, a level of China’s Hanyu Shuiping Kaoshi proficiency exam. Knowing what 退 means when you see it is a weaker kind of knowing than being able to summon it; only the second survives a real conversation. LexiTrail spaces your reviews so each one lands when it will do the most work.