反 (fǎn)
contrary; opposite; to oppose; to return
How 反 is written
- Strokes
- 4
- Radical
- ⺁ — cliff
- Traditional
- 反
- Simplified
- 反 (unchanged)
Components
- ⺁ cliff
- 又 right hand
Common words using 反
- 反應 fǎnyìng
- to react; to respond; reaction
- 反正 fǎnzhèng
- anyway; in any case; to come over from the enemy's side
- 反之 fǎnzhī
- on the other hand...; conversely...
- 反倒 fǎndào
- but on the contrary; but expectedly
- 反光 fǎnguāng
- to reflect light
- 反反復復 fǎnfǎnfùfù
- repeatedly; time and time again
- 反問 fǎnwèn
- to ask (a question) in reply; to answer a question with a question; rhetorical question
- 反射 fǎnshè
- to reflect; reflection (from a mirror etc); reflex (i.e. automatic reaction of organism)
- 反對 fǎnduì
- to fight against; to oppose; to be opposed to
- 反差 fǎnchā
- contrast; discrepancy
- 反常 fǎncháng
- unusual; abnormal
- 反彈 fǎntán
- to bounce; to bounce back; to boomerang
反 in a sentence
我反對這個建議。
Wǒ fǎnduì zhège jiànyì.
“I oppose this suggestion.”
How common is 反?
反 is the 237th most frequent character in written Chinese. Characters up to this rank account for about 59.4% of all running text.
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