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Character Decomposition
反=厂+又
Etymology
A hand 又 held up against a cliff 厂
Meanings
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 fǎn qiè phonetic system
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Words with 反 640 total
to correct oneself · to renege · to break one's word反口fǎn kǒuto send back information · feedback反馈fǎn kuìreverse side · backside · the other side (of a problem etc) · negative · bad反面fǎn miànto quarrel · to fall out with sb反目fǎn mùvillain (of a drama etc)反派fǎn pàito rebel · to revolt反叛fǎn pànto counterattack · to come back after a defeat · to retrieve lost ground反扑fǎn pūanti-submarine · antisubmarine反潜fǎn qián
Idioms with 反 134 total Chain
ensure that you pay debts of gratitude (idiom)报本反始bào běn fǎn shǐbring order out of chaos · set to rights things which have been thrown into disorder拨乱反正bō luàn fǎn zhèngold: to reap the consequences of one's words (idiom, from Mencius); modern: to go back on one's word · to blow hot and cold · to contradict oneself · inconsistent出尔反尔chū ěr fǎn ěr(idiom) a clever person may become the victim of his own ingenuity; cleverness may overreach itself; too smart for one's own good聪明反被聪明误cōng míng fǎn bèi cōng míng wùto turn defeat into victory (idiom); to turn the tide反败为胜fǎn bài wéi shèng