反
fǎn
contrary
in reverse; inside out or upside down; to reverse; to return; to oppose; opposite; against; anti-; to rebel; to use analogy; instead; abbr. for 反切[fan3 qie4] phonetic system
cliff (厂) + hand reaching back (又) = to reverse or go against
The hand (又) reaches back under a cliff or overhang (厂), grasping from the opposite side — the gesture of flipping or reversing. This physical image of a hand going against or underneath something became the concept of opposition and reversal.
他把衣服穿反了，大家都笑了。
tā bǎ yī fu chuān fǎn le , dà jiā dōu xiào le 。
He put his clothes on inside out, and everyone laughed.
你越催他，他反而越慢。
nǐ yuè cuī tā , tā fǎn ér yuè màn 。
The more you rush him, the slower he gets instead.
Words with 反
反党
fǎn dǎng
anti-party
造反
zào fǎn
to rebel
造反派
zào fǎn pài
rebel faction
连锁反应
lián suǒ fǎn yìng
(physics) chain reaction
过敏反应
guò mǐn fǎn yìng
allergic reaction
过敏性反应
guò mǐn xìng fǎn yìng
allergic reaction
违反
wéi fǎn
to violate (a law)
违反宪法
wéi fǎn xiàn fǎ
to violate the constitution
适得其反
shì dé qí fǎn
to produce the opposite of the desired result
重水反应堆
zhòng shuǐ fǎn yìng duī
heavy water reactor (HWR)
镇反运动
zhèn fǎn yùn dòng
Campaign to Suppress Counterrevolutionaries (PRC political campaign from 1950-1952), abbr. for 鎮壓反革命運動|镇压反革命运动[Zhen4 ya1 Fan3 ge2 ming4 Yun4 dong4]
镇压反革命运动
zhèn yā fǎn gé mìng yùn dòng
Campaign to Suppress Counterrevolutionaries (PRC political campaign from 1950-1952), abbr. to 鎮反運動|镇反运动[Zhen4 fan3 Yun4 dong4]