Chinese symbol for “counterattack”
反攻
fǎn gōng
to counterattack; a counteroffensive
The closest CC-CEDICT match for counterattack is 反攻 (fǎn gōng), defined as: to counterattack; a counteroffensive.
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Characters and stroke order
Other Chinese words for “counterattack”
| Word | Pinyin | Meaning |
|---|---|---|
| 反扑 (反撲) | fǎn pū | to counterattack; to come back after a defeat |
| 反击 (反擊) | fǎn jī | to strike back; to beat back; to counterattack |
| 回击 (回擊) | huí jī | to fight back; to return fire; to counterattack |
Related words
Other words that share a character with 反攻.
| 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 |
| 攻击 (攻擊) | gōng jī | to attack; to accuse |
| 进攻 (進攻) | jìn gōng | to attack; to assault |
See also: Japanese symbol for “counterattack”.
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.