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Mythic Mandarin

反而 (fǎn ér): meaning and stroke order

反而 (fǎn ér) means on the contrary; instead.

反而

Simplified
反而
Traditional
反而 (same form)
Pinyin
fǎn ér

Stroke order of 反而

反

  • fǎn contrary; in reverse
  • 4 strokes

Stroke by stroke

而

  • ér and; as well as
  • 6 strokes

Stroke by stroke

Meaning of 反而

  1. fǎn ér
    • on the contrary; instead

Radicals of the characters

反
Radical 又 (Kangxi radical 29) · 4 strokes · built from 𠂆 and 又
而
Radical 而 (Kangxi radical 126) · 6 strokes · 一 on top, 𦓐 below

Radicals and stroke counts: Unicode Unihan database. Structure: the shapes a character is written with (BabelStone IDS), not necessarily parts that carry meaning or sound.

反而 in our stories

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  • 很多读者说，这个故事最让人难过的，不是妖怪有多可怕，而是最忠心的人反而最不被信任。

    hěn duō dúzhě shuō zhè gè gùshi zuì ràng rén nánguò de bú shì yāoguài yǒu duō kěpà érshì zuì zhōngxīn de rén fǎn'ér zuì bú bèi xìnrèn

    Many readers say the saddest thing in this story is not how terrifying the demon is, but that the most loyal one is the least trusted.

    From the story Monkey strikes the White Bone Demon three times HSK 6

  • 奇怪的是，这位“陌生的护士”反而成了父亲最愿意说话的人。

    qíguài de shì zhè wèi mòshēng de hùshi fǎn'ér chéng le fùqīn zuì yuànyì shuōhuà de rén

    Strangely, this "unfamiliar nurse" became the person her father most liked to talk to.

    From the story The song in the thunderstorm HSK 7–9 · Level 8

  • 传说后来，精卫遇到了一只海燕，它不但不笑她傻，反而被她的决心打动，和她结成了夫妻。

    chuánshuō hòulái Jīngwèi yùdào le yì zhī hǎiyàn tā búdàn bú xiào tā shǎ fǎn'ér bèi tā de juéxīn dǎdòng hé tā jié chéng le fūqī

    Legend says that later Jingwei met a petrel; far from laughing at her foolishness, it was moved by her determination, and the two became mates.

    From the story Jingwei fills the sea HSK 7–9 · Level 8

Where you learn it

反而 appears in the vocabulary of our HSK 5 learning material. This is a Mythic Mandarin word list, not an official HSK list.

Stories using 反而

Dictionary data: CC-CEDICT (CC BY-SA 4.0). Stroke data: Hanzi Writer data, derived from Make Me a Hanzi (Arphic Public License). Animation: Hanzi Writer (MIT licence). Radicals and stroke counts: Unicode Unihan (Unicode License v3).