HSK 3.0 · LEVEL 1
回来
To return; to come back.
Free Chinese vocabulary flashcard · HSK 1
Why does 回来 look like this?
'回' (huí) shows a small square inside a large square, depicting something circling or returning. '来' (lái) originally depicted a wheat plant, but is borrowed to mean 'to come'. Together, they show the action of returning back to a starting point!