翻(fān)

HSK 418 strokes

to turn over

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Character information

Pinyin
fān
Meaning
to turn over; to flip over; to overturn; to rummage through; to translate; to decode; to double; to climb over or into; to cross
Strokes
18
HSK level
HSK 4
Traditional
Same

Origin & structure

Where 翻 comes from and how its parts fit together.

Phonetic-semantic compound⿰番羽

In this compound, the meaning comes from 羽 (wings); 番 supplies the sound.

One part carries the meaning, the other suggests the sound.

Made of

番fān羽yǔ

Parts are arranged left to right.

How to write 翻 step by step

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

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Words with 翻

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

fān翻yì译
HSK 4

to translate

Open 翻译 page →
tuī推fān翻
HSK 7-9

to overthrow

Open 推翻 page →
fān翻fān番
HSK 7-9

to double

Open 翻番 page →
fān翻lái来fù覆qù去
HSK 7-9

to toss and turn (sleeplessly)

Open 翻来覆去 page →
fān翻tiān天fù覆dì地
HSK 7-9

sky and the earth turning upside down (idiom); fig. complete confusion

Open 翻天覆地 page →
cè侧fān翻

(of a vehicle) to roll over; (of a boat) to capsize

Open 侧翻 page →
qīng倾fān翻

to overturn; to topple; to tip

Open 倾翻 page →
dōu兜fān翻

to expose; to turn over

Open 兜翻 page →

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From 翻’s common words

译推番来覆去天地

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