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The simplified character 归 derives from the traditional form 歸, a compound that originally combined a foot element with a broom, evoking the image of a woman returning home. This traditional composition conveyed a sense of returning to a starting point or rightful place. In its modern form, the left side is streamlined, while the right component 彐 is an abstracted remnant of the original broom. The primary meanings of 归 center on the concepts of returning, going back, belonging to, or yielding, applicable to physical journeys, the restoration of possessions, or the conclusion of abstract matters.
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我把书归还了。
他明天从国外归来。
这些财产归属国家。
错误归结于疏忽。
胜利归功于大家。
请把资料归类放好。
在归途上我们唱歌。
这项任务归你完成。