退

tuì

step back, retreat, withdraw

How to write 退, stroke by stroke

to retreat; to withdraw; to reject; to return (sth); to decline

Pictophonetic: semantic 辶 (walk), phonetic 艮

Made of 辶 + 艮

退后tuì hòuto stand back; to go back (in time); to yield; to make concessions
退出tuì chūto withdraw; to abort; to quit; to log out (computing)
退休tuì xiūto retire (from the workforce); to go into retirement
撤退chè tuìto retreat
后退hòu tuìto recoil; to draw back; to fall back; to retreat
退学tuì xuéto quit school
退缩tuì suōto shrink back; to cower
退役tuì yì(of military personnel or athletes) to retire; (of outdated equipment) to be decommissioned
退休金tuì xiū jīnretirement pension; pension payments received after retirement
退伍tuì wǔto be discharged from military service
退下tuì xiàto retire; to withdraw; to retreat; to step down
退路tuì lùa way out; a way to retreat; leeway

我不该退出的。
wǒ bù gāi tuì chū de 。
I shouldn't have logged off.
请往后退一点。
qǐng wǎng hòu tuì yì diǎn 。
Stand back, please.
我爸爸明年春天就要退休了。
wǒ bà ba míng nián chūn tiān jiù yào tuì xiū le 。
My father is retiring next spring.
我被高中退学了。
wǒ bèi gāo zhōng tuì xué le 。
I was kicked out of high school.
退到绳子后面。
tuì dào shéng zi hòu miàn 。
Stand back from the rope.