fān

variant of 翻[fan1]

feathers (羽) + sound fān (番) = to flip, turn over

羽 (feathers/wings) carries the core idea of flipping and turning through the air, like a bird in flight. 番 mainly contributes the sound fān and does not add meaning here.

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他把书到第三页。

tā bǎ shū fān dào dì sān yè。

He flipped the book to page three.

了翻包,找到了钥匙。

tā fān le fān bāo,zhǎo dào le yào shi。

She rummaged through her bag and found the key.

Words with 翻

阴沟里翻船

yīn gōu lǐ fān chuán

to meet with unexpected failure (idiom)

闹翻

nào fān

to have a falling out

鹰爪翻子拳

yīng zhuǎ fān zi quán

Ying Zhua Fan Zi Quan - "Eagle Claw" - Martial Art

闹翻天

nào fān tiān

to create a big disturbance

咸鱼翻身

xián yú fān shēn

lit. the salted fish turns over (idiom)

𧿹外翻

mǔ wài fān

variant of 拇外翻[mu3 wai4 fan1]

人仰马翻

rén yǎng mǎ fān

to suffer a crushing defeat (idiom)

倒海翻江

dǎo hǎi fān jiāng

see 翻江倒海[fan1 jiang1 dao3 hai3]

侧手翻

cè shǒu fān

(gymnastics) cartwheel; to do a cartwheel

侧空翻

cè kōng fān

aerial cartwheel

侧翻

cè fān

(of a vehicle) to roll over; (of a boat) to capsize

倾翻

qīng fān

to overturn

More characters with 番