Read Edit View history 反 fǎn HSK3 reverse Origin Definitions Defs Strokes Stroke Words Sentences Sents Basic Details Gloss Iconic Gloss Original Meaning Hint Pictograph of a hand (又) climbing a cliff (厂). Based on original meaning "climb", now written as 扳. The meaning later shifted to "pull" and "reverse". Pinyin Separate values with commas fǎn × Add Simplified Variants Separate values with commas Add Traditional Variants Separate values with commas Add Variant Of Components Character ◎ Hint Type meaning sound iconic remnant simplified deleted distinguishing unknown Old pronunciation From original meaning Glyph changed 反 Simp strokes 反 Trad strokes Character ◎ Hint Depicts a hand. Type meaning sound iconic remnant simplified deleted distinguishing unknown Old pronunciation From original meaning Glyph changed 反 Simp strokes 反 Trad strokes + Add component Stroke Data 反 Stroke Data (Simp) — JSON { "source": "dong", "medians": [ [ [ 734, 747 ], [ 657, 769 ], [ 549, 721 ], [ 422, 683 ], [ 385, 676 ], [ 379, 682 ] ], [ [ 293, 696 ], [ 310, 686 ], [ 333, 659 ], [ 336, 634 ], [ 320, 417 ], [ 292, 299 ], [ 255, 213 ], [ 212, 147 ], [ 154, 87 ], [ 86, 42 ] ], [ [ 358, 447 ], [ 372, 454 ], [ 455, 465 ], [ 574, 500 ], [ 612, 502 ], [ 646, 490 ], [ 638, 445 ], [ 601, 334 ], [ 557, 248 ], [ 513, 190 ], [ 451, 137 ], [ 390, 100 ], [ 301, 70 ], [ 261, 65 ] ], [ [ 371, 367 ], [ 419, 343 ], [ 579, 172 ], [ 704, 73 ], [ 748, 52 ], [ 916, 40 ] ] ], "strokes": [ "M 375 660 Q 541 687 621 716 Q 676 729 720 732 Q 739 731 745 739 Q 751 751 739 765 Q 681 819 639 824 Q 630 820 628 808 Q 624 766 364 682 C 335 673 345 655 375 660 Z", "M 354 470 Q 361 537 367 618 Q 373 657 375 660 C 378 674 378 674 364 682 Q 363 683 359 685 Q 308 713 292 710 Q 270 707 287 683 Q 317 629 293 416 Q 283 331 236 230 Q 197 148 97 61 Q 81 48 78 41 Q 75 34 88 34 Q 106 33 128 48 Q 183 82 216 117 Q 310 213 344 407 Q 347 425 350 441 L 354 470 Z", "M 504 221 Q 414 122 256 73 Q 241 67 254 59 Q 261 52 314 56 Q 444 71 538 179 L 570 217 Q 622 296 667 425 Q 680 458 702 479 Q 724 498 708 513 Q 693 526 657 538 Q 630 545 557 514 Q 463 484 354 470 C 324 466 320 446 350 441 Q 393 428 449 445 Q 558 479 578 479 Q 606 480 603 450 Q 573 318 528 256 L 504 221 Z", "M 538 179 Q 596 112 697 23 Q 731 -4 781 6 Q 847 16 895 24 Q 911 27 925 33 Q 932 42 919 51 Q 901 60 762 99 Q 666 127 570 217 L 528 256 Q 488 296 445 343 Q 421 370 382 376 Q 372 377 364 372 Q 360 365 368 359 Q 414 329 482 248 Q 492 236 504 221 L 538 179 Z" ] } 4 strokes 反 Stroke Data (Trad) — JSON { "source": "animcjk", "medians": [ [ [ 255, 659 ], [ 772, 732 ] ], [ [ 302, 649 ], [ 336, 617 ], [ 339, 580 ], [ 290, 312 ], [ 191, 128 ], [ 86, 41 ] ], [ [ 347, 452 ], [ 599, 505 ], [ 663, 478 ], [ 523, 202 ], [ 388, 104 ], [ 256, 65 ] ], [ [ 369, 368 ], [ 723, 61 ], [ 921, 39 ] ] ], "strokes": [ "M355,645C444,659 609,691 719,704C807,715 784,748 717,761C695,766 675,759 628,745C556,723 464,707 335,686C196,665 258,648 296,642C335,644 335,644 355,645Z", "M354,470C374,621 384,618 356,645C342,659 290,661 296,642C333,554 282,212 97,61C53,26 90,26 128,48C274,136 333,322 350,441C353,460 353,460 354,470Z", "M504,221C474,184 398,121 291,86C199,55 273,53 314,60C402,77 483,124 538,179C549,191 560,204 570,217C612,276 647,372 667,425C675,448 687,466 702,479C716,492 718,504 708,513C698,522 680,531 657,538C638,544 606,533 557,514C495,492 426,480 354,470C344,468 340,443 350,441C378,433 411,434 449,445C521,468 564,479 578,479C596,480 606,470 603,450C587,357 544,281 528,256C520,245 512,233 504,221Z", "M538,179C574,134 627,82 697,23C718,5 747,1 781,6C824,14 863,19 895,24C905,26 916,28 925,33C931,38 927,46 919,51C906,58 853,73 762,99C696,118 633,158 570,217C542,243 542,243 528,256C500,282 473,313 445,343C428,362 407,373 382,376C374,377 368,377 364,372C360,369 362,364 368,359C429,314 463,272 504,221C527,193 527,193 538,179Z" ] } 4 strokes Historical Pronunciations Source baxter-sagartzhengzhangtang Middle Chinese Old Chinese Gloss Source baxter-sagartzhengzhangtang Middle Chinese Old Chinese Gloss + Add historical pronunciation Sources × × Quick add: 漢語多功能字庫季旭昇《說文新證》李学勤《字源》zi.toolsChinese Text Project許進雄《簡明中國文字學》 + Add source Verified Edit Comment (required) Submit Edit Note: The form works without JavaScript but the tag/list editors are simplified.