Chinese symbol for “backlash”
反弹
fǎn tán
Traditional: 反彈
to bounce; to bounce back; to boomerang; to ricochet
The closest CC-CEDICT match for backlash is 反弹 (fǎn tán), defined as: to bounce; to bounce back; to boomerang; to ricochet; rebound (of stock market etc); bounce.
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Characters and stroke order
Traditional forms
Other Chinese words for “backlash”
| Word | Pinyin | Meaning |
|---|---|---|
| 反冲力 (反衝力) | fǎn chōng lì | backlash; recoil |
| 反作用 | fǎn zuò yòng | (physics) reaction; (fig.) backlash; unintended consequence |
| 反冲 (反衝) | fǎn chōng | recoil (of a gun); to bounce back |
| 后坐力 (後坐力) | hòu zuò lì | recoil (of a gun); backlash |
Related words
Other words that share a character with 反弹.
| Word | Pinyin | Meaning |
|---|---|---|
| 反对 (反對) | fǎn duì | to oppose; to be against; to object to |
| 反应 (反應) | fǎn yìng | to react; to respond |
| 反映 | fǎn yìng | to mirror; to reflect |
| 违反 (違反) | wéi fǎn | to violate (a law) |
| 反而 | fǎn ér | on the contrary; instead |
| 相反 | xiāng fǎn | opposite; contrary |
| 炸弹 (炸彈) | zhà dàn | bomb; measure word: 枚 (méi), 颗 (kē) |
| 导弹 (導彈) | dǎo dàn | (guided) missile; measure word: 枚 (méi) |
See also: Japanese symbol for “backlash”.
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.