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Chinese symbol for “conversely”

反过来
fǎn guo lái
Traditional: 反過來
conversely; in reverse order; in an opposite direction

The closest CC-CEDICT match for conversely is 反过来 (fǎn guo lái), defined as: conversely; in reverse order; in an opposite direction.

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
过 guo
pass; to go across, to pass through
radical 162 ⾡ · 7 strokes
来 lái
to arrive, to come, to return; in the future, later on
radical 75 ⽊ · 7 strokes

Traditional forms

Other Chinese words for “conversely”

WordPinyinMeaning
反之fǎn zhīon the other hand...; conversely...

Related words

Other words that share a character with 反过来.

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
通过 (通過)tōng guòto pass through; to get through; to adopt (a resolution); to pass (legislation)
不过 (不過)bù guòonly; merely
起来 (起來)qǐ laito stand up; to get up; also pr. [qi3lai2]

See also: Japanese symbol for “conversely”.

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.

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