Chinese symbol for “rebel”
造反
zào fǎn
to rebel; to revolt
The closest CC-CEDICT match for rebel is 造反 (zào fǎn), defined as: to rebel; to revolt.
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Characters and stroke order
Other Chinese words for “rebel”
| Word | Pinyin | Meaning |
|---|---|---|
| 反叛 | fǎn pàn | to rebel; to revolt |
| 叛逆 | pàn nì | to rebel; to revolt |
| 反贼 (反賊) | fǎn zéi | (imperial China) rebel; traitor; (post-1949) enemy of the state; counter-revolutionary |
| 作乱 (作亂) | zuò luàn | to rebel; to rise in revolt |
| 反 | fǎn | contrary; in reverse |
Related words
Other words that share a character with 造反.
| Word | Pinyin | Meaning |
|---|---|---|
| 造成 | zào chéng | to bring about; to create; to cause |
| 创造 (創造) | chuàng zào | to create; to bring about |
| 制造 (製造) | zhì zào | to manufacture; to make |
| 建造 | jiàn zào | to construct; to build |
| 改造 | gǎi zào | to transform; to reform |
| 打造 | dǎ zào | to forge (metal); (fig.) to create; to build; to develop |
| 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 “rebel”.
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.