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Chinese symbol for “antipathy”

反感
fǎn gǎn
to be disgusted with; to dislike; bad reaction; antipathy

The closest CC-CEDICT match for antipathy is 反感 (fǎn gǎn), defined as: to be disgusted with; to dislike; bad reaction; antipathy.

Before using these characters for a tattoo, check them with a native speaker. Dictionary words often have several meanings, and the right choice depends on context.

Characters and stroke order

反 fǎn
reverse, opposite; contrary, anti-
radical 29 ⼜ · 4 strokes
感 gǎn
to affect, to move, to touch; to perceive, to sense
radical 61 ⼼ · 13 strokes

Related words

Other words that share a character with 反感.

WordPinyinMeaning
反对 (反對)fǎn duìto oppose; to be against; to object to
反应 (反應)fǎn yìngto react; to respond
反映fǎn yìngto mirror; to reflect
违反 (違反)wéi fǎnto violate (a law)
反而fǎn éron the contrary; instead
相反xiāng fǎnopposite; contrary
感觉 (感覺)gǎn juéfeeling; impression; sensation; to feel; to perceive
感到gǎn dàoto feel; to sense; to perceive

See also: Japanese symbol for “antipathy”.

Data: CC-CEDICT (CC BY-SA 4.0); Unihan Database (Unicode License v3); Make Me a Hanzi (Arphic Public License (graphics.txt); LGPL-3.0-or-later (dictionary.txt)); wordfreq (CC BY-SA 4.0 (data)). Retrieved 2026-10-22.