Chinese symbol for “reflect”
反射
fǎn shè
to reflect; reflection (from a mirror etc); reflex (i.e. automatic reaction of organism)
The closest CC-CEDICT match for reflect is 反射 (fǎn shè), defined as: to reflect; reflection (from a mirror etc); reflex (i.e. automatic reaction of organism).
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Characters and stroke order
Other Chinese words for “reflect”
| Word | Pinyin | Meaning |
|---|---|---|
| 省 | xǐng | (bound form) to scrutinize; (bound form) to reflect (on one's conduct) |
| 辉映 (輝映) | huī yìng | to reflect; to shine |
| 倒映 | dào yìng | to reflect (producing an inverted image) |
| 体现 (體現) | tǐ xiàn | to embody; to reflect |
| 反映 | fǎn yìng | to mirror; to reflect |
Related words
Other words that share a character with 反射.
| Word | Pinyin | Meaning |
|---|---|---|
| 反对 (反對) | fǎn duì | to oppose; to be against; to object to |
| 反应 (反應) | fǎn yìng | to react; to respond |
| 反映 | fǎn yìng | to mirror; to reflect |
| 违反 (違反) | wéi fǎn | to violate (a law) |
| 反而 | fǎn ér | on the contrary; instead |
| 相反 | xiāng fǎn | opposite; contrary |
| 发射 (發射) | fā shè | to shoot (a projectile); to fire (a rocket) |
| 辐射 (輻射) | fú shè | to radiate; radiation |
See also: Japanese symbol for “reflect”.
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.