Chinese symbol for “overthrow”
推翻
tuī fān
to overthrow
The closest CC-CEDICT match for overthrow is 推翻 (tuī fān), defined as: to overthrow.
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Characters and stroke order
Other Chinese words for “overthrow”
| Word | Pinyin | Meaning |
|---|---|---|
| 打倒 | dǎ dǎo | to overthrow; to knock down |
| 倒 | dǎo | to fall; to collapse; to lie horizontally; to fail; to go bankrupt |
| 克 (剋) | kè | variant of 克 (kè); to subdue |
| 推倒 | tuī dǎo | to push over; to overthrow |
| 打翻 | dǎ fān | to overturn; to overthrow |
Related words
Other words that share a character with 推翻.
| Word | Pinyin | Meaning |
|---|---|---|
| 推动 (推動) | tuī dòng | to push (e.g. for acceptance of a plan); to promote; to give impetus to |
| 推出 | tuī chū | to push out; to release |
| 推荐 (推薦) | tuī jiàn | to recommend |
| 推进 (推進) | tuī jìn | to impel; to carry forward |
| 推广 (推廣) | tuī guǎng | to extend; to spread |
| 翻译 (翻譯) | fān yì | to translate; to interpret |
| 翻身 | fān shēn | to turn over (when lying); (fig.) to free oneself |
| 翻唱 | fān chàng | to cover (a previously recorded song); cover version (of a song) |
See also: Japanese symbol for “overthrow”.
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.