翻 = 番 + 羽

翻 is a Chinese hanzi, listed here under the keyword “flip over”. It is built from 番 (to take turns) and 羽 (feather).

Keyword: flip over
Pinyin (Mandarin): fān
Script: Chinese hanzi
Also known as: flip over, upset, capsize, перевернуть, расстроить, upset, capsize
Same glyph as a Japanese kanji: 翻 flip

Decomposition

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番 to take turns
羽 feather

How to find 翻 without knowing its reading

On KumiJi Glyph Explorer, open the parts search and type “to take turns” + “feather”. 翻 is among the results, together with every other character containing the same shapes.

Open 翻 in the interactive kanji search to expand every part down to its smallest pieces, add your own names and mnemonic stories, or search for other characters by their parts.