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Chinese symbol for “reversal”

反转
fǎn zhuǎn
Traditional: 反轉
reversal; inversion; to reverse; to invert (upside down, inside out, back to front, white to black etc)

The closest CC-CEDICT match for reversal is 反转 (fǎn zhuǎn), defined as: reversal; inversion; to reverse; to invert (upside down, inside out, back to front, white to black etc).

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
转 zhuǎn
to move, to convey; to turn, to revolve, to circle; to forward mail
radical 159 ⾞ · 8 strokes

Traditional forms

Other Chinese words for “reversal”

WordPinyinMeaning
转回 (轉回)zhuǎn huíto turn back; to put back

Related words

Other words that share a character with 反转.

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
转移 (轉移)zhuǎn yíto shift; to relocate; to transfer; (fig.) to shift (attention); to change (the subject etc)
转变 (轉變)zhuǎn biànto change; to transform

See also: Japanese symbol for “reversal”.

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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