重返
chóng fǎn · HSK 7
to return to
🧳 重返 = again + return — go back to a place once more
重 (chóng) means again or repeat. 返 (fǎn) means return. Together they stress going back somewhere after a long absence, like returning to your homeland.
重 — person 人 + east 東 (phonetic)
Originally depicted a person carrying a heavy bundle on their back, suggesting weight and burden. The 東-like element served as a phonetic component. Over time the character split into two readings: zhòng meaning 'heavy' and chóng meaning 'repeat/again'.