归根 Traditional form: 歸根 Pinyin (reading): guīgēn Definitions: to return home (after a lifetime's absence) to go back to one's roots Characters: 归 - to return, to go back; to return to, to revert 根 - root, basis, foundation Traditional characters: 歸 - to return, to go back; to return to, to revert 根 - root, basis, foundation