反

fǎn
#237 most
frequent character
turn over, rebel, on the contrary
verb
adverb

Character breakdown

Source: Make Me a Hanzi.

反 shows a hand 又 climbing a cliff 厂 hǎn. That gave the first meaning 'to climb'. From there came 'to turn over', 'opposite', 'to revert; oppose', and 'to reflect'. 厂 also supplies the sound.

Drawn as: hand; cliff face

反 as a component in other characters

meaning1 character
叛
sound10 characters
版板饭返贩扳坂畈舨钣

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Example Sentences

他把书反过来。
tā bǎ shū fǎnguòlái 。
He turned the book over.
我们反对这个计划。
wǒmen fǎnduì zhègè jìhuá 。
We oppose this plan.
你要反思一下自己的选择。
nǐyào fǎn sī yīxià zìjǐ de xuǎnzé 。
You should reflect on your choices.

Words with similar meanings

抵制dǐzhì
to resist
This word emphasizes actively opposing or resisting something.
拒绝jùjué
to refuse
This synonym focuses on the act of not accepting or agreeing to something.

Homophones

返fǎn
to return (to)

Words Starting With 反

反对fǎn duì
to fight against; to oppose; to be opposed to; opposition
反映fǎn yìng
"to mirror; to reflect; mirror image; reflection; fig. to report; to make known; to render; used erroneously for 反應|反应, response or reaction"
反复fǎn fù
repeatedly; over and over
反应fǎn yìng
to react; to respond; reaction; response; reply; chemical reaction
反正fǎn zhèng
to put things back in order; to return to the correct path; in any event; come what may; whatever happens (I'm still sure it's right); anyway

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