to return (to)

= + : The protester (反) just entered the anthill (an3) wearing socks and gladiator sandals (辶). Frankenstein's Monster (f) protests loudly and tells the protester to go back (返) where he came from to either wear sandals and no socks, or socks and proper shoes.

返 character breakdown

contrary / in reverse / inside out or upside down / to reverse / to return / to oppose / opposite / against / anti- / to rebel / to use analogy / instead / abbr. for 反切[fan3 qie4] phonetic system

= + : A protester (mnemonic symbol for 反) makes a racket in the anthill's living room (an3). He's got a huge banana tree (⺁) with him and wants to protest against the exploitation of banana farm workers. Frankenstein's Monster (f) is annoyed by him and punches him with a boxing glove (又).
to walk (side part of split character)

Chantal Chicken tries out her new gladiator sandals in the observatory's bathroom.

Characters with 返 as component

返 is not used as a component in another character.

Words with 返

to return to / to come (or go) back
to repatriate (e.g. prisoners of war) / to send back
return journey (e.g. home)
to get back on the right path / to mend one's ways
to return home
to do poorly done work over again / (Guangdong dialect) to go to work
to return to one's true self / to regain the natural state
to return to one's country
to send back
to go astray and to not know how to get back on the right path (idiom)

Sentences with 返

返 currently does not appear in any sentence.