反(fǎn): contrary

HSK 44 strokes

contrary

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From 反’s common words

对相映正应而复违

Character informationHSK 4

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 4
Traditional: Same

Origin & structureWhere 反 comes from

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
"cliff" radical in Chinese characters…
Also in 历斤产原质严
又yòu
(once) again
Also in 对友服欢鸡汉

Parts are arranged enclosing from the upper left.

Words with 反most common first

fǎn反duì对

HSK 4

to oppose; to be against; to object to

xiāng相fǎn反

HSK 4

adj. / conj.

opposite

fǎn反yìng映

HSK 5

to mirror

fǎn反zhèng正

HSK 5

adv.

anyway

fǎn反yìng应

HSK 5

v. / n.

to react

fǎn反ér而

HSK 5

adv.

on the contrary; instead

fǎn反fù复

HSK 5

adv. / v. / n.

variant of 反复

wéi违fǎn反

HSK 5

to violate (a law)

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