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
rhetorical question
tone of one's voice when asking a rhetorical question
tone of one's voice when asking a rhetorical question
to answer back; to contradict; to renege
(bird species of China) pied avocet (Recurvirostra avosetta)
(bird species of China) pied avocet (Recurvirostra avosetta)
communist attack against the Guomindang's encircle and annihilate campaign
Communist counter-encirclement campaign
to sentence the accuser (and free the falsely accused defendant)
anti-tank
earthern goblet stand also known as (old)
the anti-Christ
anti-monopoly; anti-trust legislation
anti-monopoly; anti-trust legislation
anti-trust law; legislation again monopolies
anti-trust law; legislation again monopolies
nocebo
nocebo
turn from passive to taking control
lit. the guest acts as host (idiom); fig. to turn from passive to active behavior
anticodon
anticodon
reflection; reflex
reflected light; to reflect light; reflection
reflex action