Spot 反
Find the repeated shape and notice where it sits before trying to memorize the whole character.
Visual pattern
反 component
fǎn · reverse, opposite; contrary, anti-
A recurring visual building block found inside multiple Chinese characters. Compare what stays the same and what changes across the family.
A repeatable reading move
How to use 反
Use the component as a clue, then verify the complete character.
Compare the visual pattern
Use the stable shape to recognize the family, without assuming it always supplies meaning or sound.
Check what changes
Read the remaining component, then confirm the full pinyin, meaning, and stroke order on the character page.
Shared clue反Visual pattern
Read the pattern before memorizing the list
Use the shared shape as a recognition anchor, then confirm the full character's pronunciation and meaning.
The component page is a learning family; the radical page is a dictionary index. A shape can serve both roles.
Compare the family
What stays the same, what changes?
Each card keeps 反 visible while showing the other building blocks and the completed character.
饭=
饣
版=
片
板=
木
扳=
扌
阪=
阝
坂=
土
返=
辶
贩=
贝
钣=
钅
畈=
田
皈=
白
叛=
半
Move into vocabulary
Words you can read next
These words contain characters from the 反 family. Open one to see its complete breakdown.
饭fàn
cooked rice
HSK 3.0 · L1饭店fàndiànrestaurant
HSK 3.0 · L1米饭mǐfànChinese character
HSK 3.0 · L1晚饭wǎnfànevening meal
HSK 3.0 · L1午饭wǔfànlunch
HSK 3.0 · L1早饭zǎofànbreakfast
HSK 3.0 · L1做饭zuòfànto prepare a meal
HSK 3.0 · L1饭馆fànguǎnrestaurant
HSK 3.0 · L2黑板hēibǎnblackboard
HSK 3.0 · L3出版chūbǎnto publish
HSK 3.0 · L5电子版diànzǐbǎnelectronic edition
HSK 3.0 · L5返回fǎnhuíto return to
HSK 3.0 · L5