Chinese symbol for “contrary”
反
fǎn
contrary; in reverse; inside out or upside down; to reverse
The closest CC-CEDICT match for contrary is 反 (fǎn), defined as: contrary; in reverse; inside out or upside down; to reverse; to return; to oppose.
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Characters and stroke order
Other Chinese words for “contrary”
| Word | Pinyin | Meaning |
|---|---|---|
| 逆 | nì | contrary; opposite |
| 相悖 | xiāng bèi | contrary; opposite; to run counter to |
| 悖逆 | bèi nì | contrary |
| 戗 (戧) | qiāng | contrary; pushing against |
| 相反 | xiāng fǎn | opposite; contrary |
Related words
Other words that share a character with 反.
| 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 |
See also: Japanese symbol for “contrary”.
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.