反

fǎn

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 切 phonetic system

Radical: 又 HSK 4 v, b, d ideographic

Components & Etymology

反 decomposes into the following components:

厂 又

Words containing 反

Common multi-character words and phrases that include 反.

三反
sān fǎn
"Three Anti" campaign (anti-corruption, anti-waste, anti-bureaucracy), early PRC purge of 1951-52
倒反
dào fǎn
instead
反串
fǎn chuàn
反义
fǎn yì
opposite
反之
fǎn zhī
on the other hand...
反习
fǎn xí
反例
fǎn lì
counter-example
反侧
fǎn cè
to toss and turn
反倒
fǎn dào
but on the contrary
反光
fǎn guāng
to reflect light
反党
fǎn dǎng
anti-party
反共
fǎn gòng
anti-communist

Related characters (radical 又)

Characters that share the radical 又.

又 叉 及 友 双 发 叒 叔 叕 取 受 变 叙 叚 叛 叟 叠 叢 艰 难

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