Usage of the character 归

to return to one's original trade
to put (a business etc) under the administration of the relevant central authority
(the) relevant (department in charge of sth)

guījié

归结

[歸結]

to sum up; to conclude; to put in a nutshell
conclusion; end (of a story etc)

dōngguī

东归

[東歸]

lit. to return east
fig. to return to one's homeland

Guīsuí

归绥

[歸綏]

old name for Hohhot city 呼和浩特 ( Hūhéhàotè), Inner Mongolia

guīzhēn

归真

[歸真]

to die (Buddhism)
to return to Allah (Islam)

hǎiguī

海归

[海歸]

sb who has come back to China after gaining overseas experience (a pun on 海龜／海龟 (hǎiguī))
to return to China after a period of study or work overseas

guīnà

归纳

[歸納]

to sum up
to summarize
to conclude from facts
induction (method of deduction in logic)

yúguī

于归

[于歸]

(literary) (of a girl) to marry

guīlù

归路

[歸路]

the way back
return route

jiǔguī

九归

[九歸]

abacus division rules (using a single-digit divisor)

guīyú

归于

[歸於]

to belong to
affiliated to
to result in sth
to incline towards

dìguī

递归

[遞歸]

recursion
recursive (calculation)
recurrence

guīxīn

归心

[歸心]

converted to (religion)

Zǐ Guīxiàn

姊归县

[姊歸縣]

Zigui county in Hubei province

huíguīxiàn

回归线

[回歸線]

tropic
one of the two latitude lines, Tropic of Capricorn or Tropic of Cancer

guīnàfǎ

归纳法

[歸納法]

induction (method of deduction in logic)

guīxīnzhě

归心者

[歸心者]

religious convert

guīshǔquán

归属权

[歸屬權]

right of attribution

bùguīlù

不归路

[不歸路]

road to ruin; course of action from which there is no turning back

guīmiùfǎ

归谬法

[歸謬法]

reductio ad absurdum
arguing by contradiction
also called 反證法／反证法

sānguīyī

三归依

[三歸依]

the Three Pillars of Faith (Buddha, dharma, sangha), aka 三寶／三宝 (sānbǎo)

huíguīnián

回归年

[回歸年]

the solar year
the year defined as the period between successive equinoxes

Zǐguī Xiàn

秭归县

[秭歸縣]

Zigui county in Yichang 宜昌 ( Yíchāng), Hubei

Oūdāngguī

欧当归

[歐當歸]

(botany) lovage
Levisticum officinale

Guīlíngdì

归零地

[歸零地]

Ground Zero

róngguīzhǔ

荣归主

[榮歸主]

Gloria (section of Catholic mass)

huíguīrè

回归热

[回歸熱]

recurring fever

guīshǔgǎn

归属感

[歸屬感]

sense of belonging

bǎichuānguīhǎi

百川归海

[百川歸海]

all things tend in one direction (idiom)

yīmìngguītiān

一命归天

[一命歸天]

see 一命嗚呼／一命呜呼 (yīmìngwūhū)

guīgēndàodǐ

归根到底

[歸根到底]

after all
in the final analysis
ultimately

Nánhuíguīxiàn

南回归线

[南回歸線]

Tropic of Capricorn

wújiākěguī

无家可归

[無家可歸]

homeless

Luòyèguīgēn

落叶归根

[落葉歸根]

Getting Home, 2007 PRC comedy-drama film directed by 張揚／张扬 ( Zhāng Yáng), starring 趙本山／赵本山 ( Zhào Běnshān)

juāndīguīgōng

涓滴归公

[涓滴歸公]

every drop returns to the public good (idiom); not one penny is misused

guīgēnjiédǐ

归根结底

[歸根結底]

in the final analysis
ultimately

shūtútóngguī

殊途同归

[殊途同歸]

different routes to the same destination (idiom); fig. different means of achieve the same end

bīnzhìrúguī

宾至如归

[賓至如歸]

guests feel at home (in a hotel, guest house etc)
a home away from home

kōngshǒu'érguī

空手而归

[空手而歸]

to return empty-handed
to fail to win anything

tóngguīyújìn

同归于尽

[同歸於盡]

to die in such a way that sb (or sth) else also perishes
to take sb down with oneself
to end in mutual destruction

guīnàtuīlǐ

归纳推理

[歸納推理]

inductive reasoning

wánbìguī Zhào

完璧归赵

[完璧歸趙]

lit. to return the jade annulus to Zhao (idiom); fig. to return something intact to its rightful owner

guīyīnlǐlùn

归因理论

[歸因理論]

attribution theory (psychology)

guīgēnjiūdǐ

归根究底

[歸根究底]

(idiom) in the final analysis

shuǐluòguīcáo

水落归槽

[水落歸槽]

spilt water returns to the trough (idiom); fig. people remember where they belong

qìxiéguīzhèng

弃邪归正

[棄邪歸正]

to give up evil and return to virtue

xuèběnwúguī

血本无归

[血本無歸]

(idiom) to lose everything one invested; to lose one's shirt

shìsǐrúguī

视死如归

[視死如歸]

to view death as a return home
to not be afraid of dying
to face death with equanimity (idiom)

yánguīyúhǎo

言归于好

[言歸於好]

to become reconciled
to bury the hatchet

guīxīnsìjiàn

归心似箭

[歸心似箭]

with one's heart set on speeding home (idiom)

zhuōnáguī'àn

捉拿归案

[捉拿歸案]

to bring to justice

zǎochūwǎnguī

早出晚归

[早出晚歸]

to leave early and return late (idiom)

yīmìngguīyīn

一命归阴

[一命歸陰]

see 一命嗚呼／一命呜呼 (yīmìngwūhū)

guīzhēnfǎnpú

归真返璞

[歸真返璞]

see 返璞歸真／返璞归真 (fǎnpúguīzhēn)

jiǔjiǔguīyī

九九归一

[九九歸一]

nine divide by nine is one (abacus rule)
when all is said and done

jiějiǎguītián

解甲归田

[解甲歸田]

to remove armor and return to the farm
to return to civilian life

Běihuíguīxiàn

北回归线

[北回歸線]

Tropic of Cancer

zònghǔguīshān

纵虎归山

[縱虎歸山]

lit. to let the tiger return to the mountain; fig. to store up future calamities

yījǐnróngguī

衣锦荣归

[衣錦榮歸]

to come back to one's hometown in silken robes (idiom); to return in glory

yīmìngguīxī

一命归西

[一命歸西]

see 一命嗚呼／一命呜呼 (yīmìngwūhū)

róngguīgùlǐ

荣归故里

[榮歸故里]

to return home with honor

guīgēnjiédǐ

归根结柢

[歸根結柢]

variant of 歸根結底／归根结底 (guīgēnjiédǐ)

guīgēnjiédì

归根结蒂

[歸根結蒂]

ultimately
in the final analysis
after all
when all is said and done

zhòngwàngsuǒguī

众望所归

[眾望所歸]

(idiom) to enjoy popular support
to receive general approval

shāyǔ'érguī

铩羽而归

[鎩羽而歸]

to return in low spirits following a defeat or failure to achieve one's ambitions (idiom)

tóngtúshūguī

同途殊归

[同途殊歸]

same road out, different ones back

jiǔjiǎbùguī

久假不归

[久假不歸]

to fail to return a borrowed item

fǎnpúguīzhēn

反璞归真

[反璞歸真]

variant of 返璞歸真／返璞归真 (fǎnpúguīzhēn)

yèluòguīgēn

叶落归根

[葉落歸根]

a falling leaf returns to the roots (idiom); everything has its ancestral home
In old age, an expatriate longs to return home.

yánguīzhèngzhuàn

言归正传

[言歸正傳]

to return to the topic (idiom)
to get back to the main point

zéyǒuyōuguī

责有攸归

[責有攸歸]

responsibility must lie where it belongs (idiom)

luòyèguīgēn

落叶归根

[落葉歸根]

lit. a falling leaf returns to the roots (idiom)
fig. all things go back to their source eventually
in old age, an expatriate returns home

fǎnpúguīzhēn

返璞归真

[返璞歸真]

to return to one's true self
to regain the natural state

mìngguī Huángquán

命归黄泉

[命歸黃泉]

lit. to return to the Yellow Springs 黃泉／黄泉 ( Huángquán) (idiom)
fig. to die
to meet one's end

bùzuìbùguī

不醉不归

[不醉不歸]

lit. to not go home until drunk (idiom)
fig. let's make a night of it!

shízhìmíngguī

实至名归

[實至名歸]

fame follows merit (idiom)

yèbùguīsù

夜不归宿

[夜不歸宿]

to stay out all night (idiom)

wùguīyuánzhǔ

物归原主

[物歸原主]

to return something to its rightful owner

gǎixiéguīzhèng

改邪归正

[改邪歸正]

to mend one's ways (idiom)
to turn over a new leaf

mǎnzài'érguī

满载而归

[滿載而歸]

to return from a rewarding journey

xiànxìnghuíguī

线性回归

[線性回歸]

linear regression (statistics)

jiàhèxīguī

驾鹤西归

[駕鶴西歸]

see 駕鶴西去／驾鹤西去 (jiàhèxīqù)

yúguīzhīxǐ

于归之喜

[于歸之喜]

the joy of matrimony (polite phrase referring to a young woman)

wánquánguīnàtuīlǐ

完全归纳推理

[完全歸納推理]

inference by complete induction

bùwánquánguīnàtuīlǐ

不完全归纳推理

[不完全歸納推理]

inference by incomplete induction

shùgāoqiānzhàng,luòyèguīgēn

树高千丈，落叶归根

[樹高千丈，落葉歸根]

see 樹高千丈，葉落歸根／树高千丈，叶落归根 (shùgāoqiānzhàng,yèluòguīgēn)

bìqíruìqì,jīqíduòguī

避其锐气，击其惰归

[避其銳氣，擊其惰歸]

avoid the enemy when he is fresh and strike him when he is tired and withdraws (idiom)

shùgāoqiānzhàng,yèluòguīgēn

树高千丈，叶落归根

[樹高千丈，葉落歸根]

fig. a tree may grow a thousand zhang high, but its leaves return to their roots (proverb)
fig. everything has its ancestral home
in old age, an expatriate returns home