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1.

Animated Stroke Order 反

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How to write 反 — animated stroke order

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2.

Stroke Order Diagrams 反

反 stroke order diagram

3.

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Semi-Enclosed

反

反=

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5.

How to Use 反

Common patterns, words, and short phrases that show how 反 works in context.

Opposition or resistance

The character conveys the meaning of being against or opposing something.

反对 • fǎn duì • to fight against; to opposed to something • HSK 4

HSK 4

6.

HSK Vocabulary: 反

HSK words that contain this character.

反复 • fǎn fù • repeatedly; again and again; over and over

HSK 5

fǎn反

7.

Example Sentences

Real-world example sentences demonstrating how 反 is used in context

tā他

fǎn反

duì对

zhè这

ge个

tí提

Information

Pinyinfǎn

Meaningopposite

Strokes4

Radical又

Traditional反

StructureSemi-Enclosed

Frequency#741

Zhuyinㄈㄢˇ

UnicodeU+53CD

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厂cliff

A hand (又) turning over a cliff (厂) — to reverse or oppose.

fǎn反

duì对

to fight against; to opposed to something

违反 • wéi fǎn • to violate; transgress; infringe • HSK 5

HSK 5

wéi违

fǎn反

to violate; transgress; infringe

Opposite or contrast

The character indicates being opposite or on the contrary.

相反 • xiāng fǎn • opposite; on the contrary • HSK 4

HSK 4

xiāng相

fǎn反

opposite; on the contrary

反而 • fǎn ér • on the contrary; instead • HSK 5

HSK 5

fǎn反

ér而

on the contrary; instead

反之 • fǎn zhī • conversely; on the contrary; otherwise • HSK 6

HSK 6

fǎn反

zhī之

conversely; on the contrary; otherwise

fù

复

repeatedly; again and again; over and over

反应 • fǎn yìng • reaction; response; repercussion

HSK 5

fǎn反

yìng应

reaction; response; repercussion

反映 • fǎn yìng • to mirror

HSK 5

fǎn反

yìng映

to mirror

反正 • fǎn zhèng • anyway; anyhow; in any case

HSK 5

fǎn反

zhèng正

anyway; anyhow; in any case

反射 • fǎn shè • reflex; reflect; reverberate

HSK 6

fǎn反

shè射

reflex; reflect; reverberate

反常 • fǎn cháng • unusual; abnormal; perverse

HSK 6

fǎn反

cháng常

unusual; abnormal; perverse

yì议

。

He opposes this proposal

tā他

duì对

zhè这

ge个

xiāo消

xī息

fǎn反

yìng应

hěn很

píng平

jìng静

。

His reaction to this news was very calm

tā他

de的

guān观

diǎn点

hé和

wǒ我

de的

wán完

quán全

xiāng相

fǎn反

。

His viewpoint is completely opposite to mine.

yìng硬

bì币

de的

fǎn反

miàn面

shì是

guó国

huī徽

。

The reverse side of the coin has the national emblem

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