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:

Words containing 反

Common multi-character words and phrases that include 反.

三反
sān fǎn
倒反
dào fǎn
反串
fǎn chuàn
反义
fǎn yì
反之
fǎn zhī
反习
fǎn xí
反例
fǎn lì
反侧
fǎn cè
反倒
fǎn dào
反光
fǎn guāng
反党
fǎn dǎng
反共
fǎn gòng

Related characters (radical 又)

Characters that share the radical .

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