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TSUMUGU · TOCFL C1 (est.) · 詞
撤回 word · TOCFL C1 (est.)
撤回 =
ㄔㄜˋ ㄏㄨㄟˊ · chèhuí
verb — to withdraw, to retract, to take back (a statement, request, troops)

字源 FORM — what the parts do

to withdraw, to pull back (撤退)chè
to return, come back (回來)huí
撤回,撤退的撤,回來的回。

故事 STORY — a scene to remember it by

已經伸出去的手抽來(),東西又繞一圈到原處()。
The hand that reached out draws back (撤), and what was sent circles round and returns to where it started (回).
記憶法
關 · Related
退chètuìto pull back, retreat — the same , of troopsshōuhuíto take back — a plainer near-twin, the same