• 237th most frequent character
  • Adds ~0.09% to your reading coverage
  • 1 dictionary entry
  • Appears in 300 words
  • Component in 16 characters

Decomposition

1Once
2Radical
3Graphical
丿

Pinyin & Meaning

1. fǎn (fan3)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

Pronunciation Clues

There are no phonetic clues for this character.

Example Words

Common

反应 (反應)
反正 

Uncommon

反之 
反倒 
反光 
反反复复 (反反復復)
反问 (反問)
反射 
反对 (反對)
反差 
反常 
反弹 (反彈)
反复 (反復)
反思 
反悔 
反感 
反抗 
反击 (反擊)
反映 
反省 
反而 
反胃 
反腐 
反转 (反轉)
反锁 (反鎖)
反面 
反馈 (反饋)
反驳 (反駁)
相反 
义无反顾 (義無反顧)
辗转反侧 (輾轉反側)
造反 
违反 (違反)

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  • 1314th most frequent character
  • Adds <0.01% to your reading coverage
  • 1 dictionary entry
  • Appears in 34 words
  • Component in 0 characters

Decomposition

1Once
3Graphical

Pinyin & Meaning

1. yìng (ying4)reflect • shine

Pronunciation Clues

1. Pronunciation clue for yìng (ying4)The component is pronounced as 'yāng' (yang1). It has the same pinyin initial.

Example Words

Common

上映 
反映 

Uncommon

倒映 
公映 
放映 
放映室 
映像 
映衬 (映襯)
首映 

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Decomposition Levels:
Level 1 - Once: Only divided once. So only two components.
Level 2 - Radical: Radical Decomposition. The character gets decomposed into its lowest radical components. For the complete list visit the Radical wikipedia page.
Level 3 - Graphical: Graphical Decomposition. Shows all the strokes & lowest level of components that make up the character.
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