1. 反
  2. 侧

反

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

Decomposition

1Once
反→
⺁又
2Radical
反→
⺁cliff又right hand
3Graphical
反→
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.
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Appears In

反 also appears in:
版板饭返叛贩扳阪皈坂畈舨钣飯販眅

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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侧

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  • 1218th most frequent character
  • Adds ~0.01% to your reading coverage
  • 2 dictionary entries
  • Appears in 44 words
  • Component in 0 characters

Decomposition

1Once
侧→
亻则
2Radical
侧→
亻human贝shell刂knife
3Graphical
侧→
㇒丨冂人亅丨

Pinyin & Meaning

1. cè (ce4)the side • to incline towards • to lean • inclined • lateral • side
2. zhāi (zhai1)lean on one side

Pronunciation Clues

1. Pronunciation clue for 侧 cè (ce4)The component 则 is pronounced as 'zé' (ze2). It has the same pinyin final.
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Example Words

Common

侧面 (側面)
右侧 (右側)
左侧 (左側)
辗转反侧 (輾轉反側)

Uncommon

侧目 (側目)
侧卧 (側臥)
侧身 (側身)
侧躺 (側躺)
侧重 (側重)
侧门 (側門)
北侧 (北側)
南侧 (南側)
反侧 (反側)
外侧 (外側)
旁敲侧击 (旁敲側擊)
东侧 (東側)
西侧 (西側)

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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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