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Chinese symbol for “reactionaries”

反动派
fǎn dòng pài
Traditional: 反動派
reactionaries

The closest CC-CEDICT match for reactionaries is 反动派 (fǎn dòng pài), defined as: reactionaries.

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
动 dòng
to move, to happen; movement, action
radical 19 ⼒ · 6 strokes
派 pài
clique, faction, group, sect
radical 85 ⽔ · 9 strokes

Traditional forms

Other Chinese words for “reactionaries”

WordPinyinMeaning
反动分子 (反動分子)fǎn dòng fèn zǐreactionaries; reactionary elements

Related words

Other words that share a character with 反动派.

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
活动 (活動)huó dòngto exercise; to move about; to work out; shaky; unsteady; loose (tooth etc)
运动 (運動)yùn dòngto move; to exercise
派出pài chūto send; to dispatch

See also: Japanese symbol for “reactionaries”.

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.