Chinese Character 反 Meanings and components.

Form

反

Meaning

反 meaning[3] in English

Contrary.

In Reverse.

Inside Out Or Upside Down.

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Main Components

By analyzing its shape, the hanzi[2] character 反 can be seen as a composition of 2 main shapes where their meanings are (⺁) , and (once) again (又)

Its radical[1] is: 又 (you4) which means: (Once) Again, Also, Both... And..., And Yet, (Used For Emphasis) Anyway, .又you4(once) again

In cangjie it is written with HE

How to write 反

To write反fan3contrary you should write a combination of ⺁⺁ , 又you4(once) again arranged in a 吕 shape:

⺁ + 又 = 反

反 Stroke Order

The order of the strokes to write 反 should be followed in this specific way.

Components Tree

The composition tree, or the characters that form each component of 反, looks as follow:

反
Pinyin:fan3 Shape:吕
Meaning[3]: 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[Fan3 Qie4] Phonetic System
⺁
Pinyin:⺁
又
Pinyin:you4
Meaning[3]: (Once) Again . Also . Both... And... . And Yet . (Used For Emphasis) Anyway

Notes

  • [1] A character's radical: 部bùsection 首shǒuheader Radical

  • [2] Hanzi stands for: 汉hànChinese 字zìCharacter

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