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
inverse function (math.)
inverse function (math.)
anti-secession law of 2005 (whereby PRC claims the right to invade Taiwan)
traditional system expressing the phonetic value of a Chinese character using two other characters, the first for the initial consonant, the second for the rhyme and tone
to counter; to take countermeasures against; to hit back
with hands behind one's back; trussed
reactionary; reaction
reactionaries; reactionary elements
reactionaries; reactionary elements
reactionary forces (esp. in Marxist rhetoric)
reactionary forces (esp. in Marxist rhetoric)
reactionaries
repeatedly; time and time again
rebel; insurgent
rebel; insurgent
to break one's word; to renege; to correct oneself
anti-rightist
Anti-Rightist Movement, Mao's purge of "rightists" after the Hundred Flowers Campaign ended in 1957
Anti-Rightist Movement, Mao's purge of "rightists" after the Hundred Flowers Campaign ended in 1957
Anti-Rightist Movement, Mao's purge of "rightists" after the Hundred Flowers Campaign ended in 1957
Anti-Rightist Movement, Mao's purge of "rightists" after the Hundred Flowers Campaign ended in 1957
to make a false countercharge
to answer back sarcastically (idiom); to retort
rhetorical question; to ask (a question) in reply
rhetorical question