反(fǎn)

HSK 34 strokes

contrary

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Character information

Pinyin
fǎn
Meaning
contrary; in reverse; inside out or upside down; to reverse; to return; to oppose; opposite; against; anti-; to rebel; to use analogy; instead; abbr. for 反切[fan3 qie4] phonetic system
Strokes
4
HSK level
HSK 3
Traditional
Same

Origin & structure

Where 反 comes from and how its parts fit together.

Ideograph⿸厂又

A hand 又 held up against a cliff 厂

A combination of parts whose meanings add up to the whole.

Made of

厂chǎng又yòu

Parts are arranged enclosing from the upper left.

How to write 反 step by step

4 strokes — each frame adds one stroke, shown in dark ink over the lighter ones.

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Words with 反

Common words using 反 — tap any character to open its stroke-order page.

fǎn反wèn问
HSK 6

to ask (a question) in reply

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fǎn反dǎo倒
HSK 7-9

(coll.) but on the contrary; but instead

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sān三fǎn反

"Three Anti" campaign (anti-corruption, anti-waste, anti-bureaucracy), earl…

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dǎo倒fǎn反

instead; on the contrary; contrary (to expectations)

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fǎn反chuàn串

(Chinese opera) to play a role outside of one's specialty; (modern) to play…

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yī一fǎn反cháng常tài态

complete change from the normal state (idiom); quite uncharacteristic

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miǎn免yì疫fǎn反yìng应

immune response

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chū出ěr尔fǎn反ěr尔

old: to reap the consequences of one's words (idiom, from Mencius); modern: to go back …

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