Chinese symbol for “opposite”
相反
xiāng fǎn
opposite; contrary
The closest CC-CEDICT match for opposite is 相反 (xiāng fǎn), defined as: opposite; contrary.
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Characters and stroke order
Other Chinese words for “opposite”
| Word | Pinyin | Meaning |
|---|---|---|
| 对面 (對面) | duì miàn | opposite; across (the street etc); directly in front of one; up ahead |
| 对 (對) | duì | right; correct; towards; at; for |
| 对立面 (對立面) | duì lì miàn | opposite; antonym |
| 反 | fǎn | contrary; in reverse |
| 相对 (相對) | xiāng duì | relatively; opposite |
Related words
Other words that share a character with 相反.
| Word | Pinyin | Meaning |
|---|---|---|
| 相关 (相關) | xiāng guān | related; relevant |
| 相信 | xiāng xìn | to believe; to be convinced; to accept as true |
| 相当 (相當) | xiāng dāng | equivalent to; appropriate |
| 相同 | xiāng tóng | identical; same |
| 相对 (相對) | xiāng duì | relatively; opposite |
| 互相 | hù xiāng | each other; mutually |
| 反对 (反對) | fǎn duì | to oppose; to be against; to object to |
| 反应 (反應) | fǎn yìng | to react; to respond |
See also: Japanese symbol for “opposite”.
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.