反

How to write 反, stroke by stroke

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What 反 means

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 反切 phonetic system

Ideographic: A hand 又 held up against a cliff 厂

Made of 厂 + 又

Words with 反

• 反正fǎn zhènganyway; in any case; to come over from the enemy's side
• 反对fǎn duìto oppose; to be against; to object to
• 反应fǎn yìngto react; to respond; reaction; response; reply; chemical reaction
• 反抗fǎn kàngto resist; to rebel
• 相反xiāng fǎnopposite; contrary
• 违反wéi fǎnto violate (a law)
• 反而fǎn éron the contrary; instead
• 反击fǎn jīto strike back; to beat back; to counterattack
• 反映fǎn yìngto mirror; to reflect; mirror image; reflection; (fig.) to report; to make known; to render
• 反射fǎn shèto reflect; reflection (from a mirror etc); reflex (i.e. automatic reaction of organism)
• 反常fǎn chángunusual; abnormal
• 反省fǎn xǐngto reflect upon oneself; to examine one's conscience; to question oneself; to search one's soul

反 in a sentence

• 我的想法跟他的正好相反。

  wǒ de xiǎng fǎ gēn tā de zhèng hǎo xiāng fǎn 。

  My idea went against his.

• 反正已经太晚了。

  fǎn zhèng yǐ jīng tài wǎn le 。

  It's too late, anyhow.

• 他常以反抗的态度对我们。

  tā cháng yǐ fǎn kàng de tài dù duì wǒ men 。

  He often takes a defiant attitude toward us.

• 你支持还是反对堕胎？

  nǐ zhī chí hái shì fǎn duì duò tāi ？

  Are you for or against abortions?

• 如水流过鸭背般毫无反应。

  rú shuǐ liú guò yā bèi bān háo wú fǎn yìng 。

  Like water off a duck's back.

Characters that sound like 反

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