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Chinese symbol for “inversion”

反演
fǎn yǎn
inversion (geometry)

The closest CC-CEDICT match for inversion is 反演 (fǎn yǎn), defined as: inversion (geometry).

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
演 yǎn
to perform, to act, to put on a play
radical 85 ⽔ · 14 strokes

Other Chinese words for “inversion”

WordPinyinMeaning
反转 (反轉)fǎn zhuǎnreversal; inversion
倒位dào wèiinversion
转位 (轉位)zhuǎn wèitransposition; displacement
傎diāninversion; mistake

Related words

Other words that share a character with 反演.

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
表演biǎo yǎnplay; show
导演 (導演)dǎo yǎnto direct; director (film etc)

See also: Japanese symbol for “inversion”.

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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