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Glyph origin

 * rotation (originally a spiral).

Etymology 1

 * "Hui"
 * From earlier name, variant of , from . of.

Definitions

 * 1) to turn around
 * 2) to return; to go back
 * 3) ; back
 * 4) to circle; to wind
 * 5) to reply; to respond; to answer
 * 6) to decline; to refuse
 * 7) to avoid
 * 8)  Hui ethnic group
 * 9)  Muslim; anything related to Islam
 * 1) ; back
 * 2) to circle; to wind
 * 3) to reply; to respond; to answer
 * 4) to decline; to refuse
 * 5) to avoid
 * 6)  Hui ethnic group
 * 7)  Muslim; anything related to Islam
 * 1) to decline; to refuse
 * 2) to avoid
 * 3)  Hui ethnic group
 * 4)  Muslim; anything related to Islam
 * 1) to avoid
 * 2)  Hui ethnic group
 * 3)  Muslim; anything related to Islam
 * 1)  Hui ethnic group
 * 2)  Muslim; anything related to Islam
 * 1)  Hui ethnic group
 * 2)  Muslim; anything related to Islam
 * 1)  Hui ethnic group
 * 2)  Muslim; anything related to Islam

Definitions

 * 1) that
 * 2) then

Kanji

 * 1) turn

Counter

 * 1) a turn, times around something

Etymology 2
From.

The kan'on pronunciation, so likely a later borrowing.

Affix

 * 1) turn; revolve
 * 2) return; go back
 * 3) time; occasion
 * 4)  Hui; Islam

Counter

 * 1) occurrences
 * 2) innings in baseball, games, rounds
 * 3)  indicating year of university students
 * 1)  indicating year of university students

Noun

 * 1) time, occasion
 * 2) turn, round
 * 3) episode, chapter
 * 4)  inning
 * 1)  inning

Etymology 3
From.

The goon pronunciation, so likely the initial borrowing.

Affix

 * 1) turn; turn around

Hanja

 * 1) (suffix) time, occurrence, occasion
 * 2) return to time

Han character

 * 1) to return, to turn around
 * 2) a time or occurrence (especially in the past)
 * 3) a chapter, an act
 * 4) (only in compound) anything related to Islam