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反

fǎn

HSK 3.0 · 4

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fǎn · faan2 (Jyutping)

  1. contrary
  2. in reverse
  3. inside out or upside down
  4. to reverse
  5. to return
  6. to oppose
  7. opposite
  8. against
  9. anti-
  10. to rebel
  11. to use analogy
  12. instead
  13. abbr. for 反切[fan3 qie4] phonetic system

Definitions: CC-CEDICT contributors · CC BY-SA 4.0 · snapshot 2026-10-09. Display: consolidated readings, linked characters and marked pinyin. Original data

Character breakdown

反

Meaning
reverse, opposite, contrary, anti
Radical
又
Strokes
4
Components
⿸厂又
Cangjie
HE
Four-corner
7124.7

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