fǎn

opposite; to oppose; against

HSK 4 #237

Character data

HSK 4
Frequency 237th character
Radical ⼜ (29.2)
Strokes 4
Index # 139

Definitions

反 fǎn
  1. 1. opposite
  2. 2. to oppose
  3. 3. against
  4. 4. anti-
  5. 5. to reverse
  6. 6. in reverse
  7. 7. inside out or upside down
  8. 8. instead
  9. 9. to return
  10. 10. to rebel
  11. 11. contrary
  12. 12. to use analogy
  13. 13. abbr. for fǎn qiè phonetic system

Stroke order

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Words containing 反

Word Meaning
anti-communist
to answer back sarcastically (idiom); to retort
reflex arc
reflector
reflecting surface
viewed from another angle; by contrast; introspection
extreme leads to the opposite; too much backfires
rhetorical question; to ask (a question) in reply
irony
reactionaries
rebel faction
to return a favor; to to repay
inversely proportional; inverse ratio
ruminant
anti-corruption (policy)
stratagem of sowing dissension
bad guy (in a story); negative character
counterrevolutionary
to raise one and infer three
totally unlike usual; out of character
unlike what usually happens; contrary to usual
Three-Anti political campaign in 1950s China
Three-Anti Campaign in 1951 China
Three-Antis campaign in 1951–52 China
on the contrary; contrary (to expectations); instead