TSUMUGU · B1 · 字
反
反 ＝ 厂 ＋ 又
ㄈㄢˇ · fǎn
verb/adj — to turn over, reverse; opposite
字源 FORM — what the parts do
厂形a slope, a cliff face — the surface the hand works against
A hand (又) against a slope (厂), turning something over — to flip, to reverse. From the overturned hand: the opposite side, 反面; going against, 反對; and turning back, which 返 spells out with a road added. 反 lends its sound to 返、板、飯.
故事 STORY — a scene to remember it by
手（又）扶著崖壁（厂），一翻——這一面翻成了那一面。
A hand (又) on the cliff (厂), one turn — and this side becomes that side.
字源記憶法
意 · Meanings
(本義)反過來— to turn over, to reverse常用
→反對、相反— to oppose; opposite常用
⇒反而— on the contrary
(本義) original meaning · → ⇒ each arrow = one more step of extension