18 strokes
Character #776 · The First 1000
翻 fān meaning: turn over
to turn over; to flip over; to overturn; to rummage through; to translate; to decode
- Strokes
- 18
- Both scripts
- 翻
- Poster cell
- T28
简 = 繁翻 is the same in both scripts. The switch changes the example words.
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02 练习纸
Free printable · One page
Practice writing 翻
Write 翻 in the grey model box at the start of each row and its pinyin, fān, on the lines above. Then copy it across the row, following the stroke order above.
Nine rows of field-grid squares, 15 mm. More about this sheet 03 千字海报
04 问答
Quick answers
- What does 翻 mean in English?
- 翻 (fān) means "turn over": to turn over; to flip over; to overturn; to rummage through; to translate; to decode.
- How do you pronounce 翻?
- 翻 is pronounced fān in pinyin, with the first (high, level) tone. In Zhuyin (bopomofo) it is written ㄈㄢ.
- How many strokes does 翻 have?
- 翻 has 18 strokes, in both simplified and traditional Chinese.
- Is 翻 the same in traditional Chinese?
- Yes. 翻 is written the same way in simplified and traditional Chinese.
- What are common words with 翻?
- Common words that use 翻 include 翻译 (fānyì, to translate), 推翻 (tuīfān, to overthrow), 翻番 (fānfān, to double), 翻身 (fānshēn, to turn over (when lying)).
- How common is 翻?
- 翻 is number 776 of the 1,000 most common Chinese characters, in cell T28 of The First 1000 poster.
Definitions and word glosses adapted from CC-CEDICT (CC BY-SA 4.0). Stroke data from Make Me a Hanzi (Arphic Public License), animated with Hanzi Writer.