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Chinese symbol for “repeatedly”

反复
fǎn fù
Traditional: 反覆
repeatedly; over and over; to upend; unstable

The closest CC-CEDICT match for repeatedly is 反复 (fǎn fù), defined as: repeatedly; over and over; to upend; unstable; to come and go; (of an illness) to return.

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
复 fù
again, repeatedly; copy, duplicate; to restore, to return
radical 35 ⼢ · 9 strokes

Traditional forms

Other Chinese words for “repeatedly”

WordPinyinMeaning
一再yī zàirepeatedly
频频 (頻頻)pín pínrepeatedly; again and again
连连 (連連)lián liánrepeatedly; again and again
屡次 (屢次)lǚ cìrepeatedly; time and again
亟qìrepeatedly; frequently

Related words

Other words that share a character with 反复.

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
恢复 (恢復)huī fùto reinstate; to resume
复杂 (複雜)fù zácomplicated; complex

See also: Japanese symbol for “repeatedly”.

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.

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