How is 翻 pronounced?

翻 is pronounced “fān” in pinyin.

What HSK level is 翻?

翻 belongs to HSK 5 in the HSK 3.0 vocabulary.

How do you write 翻?

Follow the stroke-order animation above; 翻 is written using standard stroke order. Practice it in the writing trainer.

HSK 5verb

翻

fān

翻 (fān) means “to turn over; to flip over; to overturn; to rummage through; to translate; to decode; to double; to climb over or into; to cross”. It is an HSK 5 Chinese character in the HSK 3.0 vocabulary.

Stroke order

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Example

请把这本字典翻到第五十页的生词表部分。

Qǐng bǎ zhè běn zìdiǎn fān dào dì wǔshí yè de shēngcí biǎo bùfen.

Please turn this dictionary to the vocabulary list section on page fifty.

Words containing 翻

翻译fān yìto translate; to interpret; translator; interpreter; translation; interpretation 推翻tuī fānto overthrow

More HSK 5 vocabulary

HSK 5 →

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Frequently asked questions

What does 翻 mean?: 翻 (fān) means “to turn over; to flip over; to overturn; to rummage through; to translate; to decode; to double; to climb over or into; to cross”. It is an HSK 5 word.
How is 翻 pronounced?: 翻 is pronounced “fān” in pinyin.
What HSK level is 翻?: 翻 belongs to HSK 5 in the HSK 3.0 vocabulary.
How do you write 翻?: Follow the stroke-order animation above; 翻 is written using standard stroke order. Practice it in the writing trainer.

Updated: 2026-05-27