How to write 复

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Printable Handwriting Practice Worksheet of the Chinese character 复

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Printable Stroke Order Practice Worksheet of the Chinese character 复

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Meaning of 复

Pinyin fù

Radical

夂

Strokes

Definition

again / recover / reply to a letter / to repeat / to duplicate, repeat, double, overlap

Usage

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复复 fù 1. 回去，返：to return, to go back. - 反复：to repeat, to go back and forth. - 往返：to go and return. 2. 回答，回报：to reply, to respond. - 复命：to reply to a summons. - 复信：to respond to a letter. - 复仇：to take revenge. 3. 还原，使如前：to restore, to revert to the original state. - 复旧：to restore to old condition. - 复婚：to remarry. - 复职：to reinstate. - 光复：to recover territory. - 复辟：to restore a former regime. 4. 副词，又，再：adverb, again, once more. - 死灰复燃：the ashes rekindle. - 一去不复返：once gone, never to return. 5. 重复，重叠：to repeat, to overlap. - 复习：to review. - 复诊：to have a follow-up visit. - 复审：to re-examine. - 复现：to reappear. - 复议：to revisit a discussion. 6. 许多的，不是单一的：numerous, not singular. - 重复：repeated. - 繁复：complex, intricate. - 复杂：complicated. - 复姓：compound surname. 复复 fù 〈动〉【本义】: 返回，回来 (to return, to come back) 【造字法】: 形声 (pictophonetic). The form in small seal script includes the ideogram "攵" (indicating foot or walking), and the phonetic element "畐" (which has the meaning of fullness). Over time, it was further modified by adding the ideogram "彳" (walking), eventually simplifying to "复". 1. 回去，返 ([En.] return to) - 例：往来也 (a mutual return). 2. 引申为恢复 ([En.] restore) - 例：兴复汉室 (reviving the Han dynasty). 3. 回归，还原 ([En.] return) - 例：城复为齐 (cities reverted back to Qi). 4. 回答 ([En.] reply) - 例：不敢出一言以复 (dared not reply a word). 5. 报复 ([En.] retaliate) - 例：复怨 (to take revenge). 6. 履行，实践 ([En.] carry out) - 例：复言 (to fulfill a promise). 7. 古称人死后招其魂归来 ([En.] revive) - 例：复魂 (to revive a soul). 8. 免除 ([En.] remit) - 例：复租 (remit taxes). 9. 覆盖，引申为庇护 ([En.] cover; protect; shelter) - 例：复土 (to cover with soil). 复复複 fù 〈名〉 1. 有里的衣服，即夹衣 ([En.] lined garment, dress, etc.) - 例：复裈 (dual-layer trousers). 2. 远古人居住的洞穴 ([En.] cave). - 例：复穴 (ancient dwelling). 3. 中医指七方之一的复方 ([En.] compound). - 例：复药 (medicinal compound). 复复複 fù 〈形〉 1. 重复;繁复 ([En.] compound; complex) - 例：复用 (to use repeatedly). 2. 夹层 ([En.] double) - 例：复道 (suspended pathway between buildings). 3. 重叠 ([En.] overlapping) - 例：复岭 (overlapping peaks). *(引自繁体辞典解释)* 同「復」 (the same as "复").

复叶 fù yè

compound leaf (botany)

反复 fǎn fù

repeatedly / over and over / to upend / unstable / to come and go / (of an illness) to return

恢复 huī fù

to reinstate / to resume / to restore / to recover / to regain / to rehabilitate

复垦 fù kěn

reclamation

复杂 fù zá

complicated / complex

重复 chóng fù

to repeat / to duplicate / CL:個|个[ge4]

复合 fù hé

complex / compound / composite / hybrid

收复 shōu fù

to recover (lost territory etc) / to recapture

答复 dá fù

to answer / to reply / Reply to: (in email header)

复制 fù zhì

to duplicate / to make a copy of / to copy / to reproduce / to clone

报复 bào fù

to make reprisals / to retaliate / revenge / retaliation

回复 huí fù

to reply / to recover / to return (to a previous condition) / Re: in reply to (email)

复辟 fù bì

to recover one's power or authority / restoration (of a past regime)

批复 pī fù

to reply officially to a subordinate

复苏 fù sū

to recover (health, economic) / to resuscitate / anabiosis

复原 fù yuán

to restore (sth) to (its) former condition / to recover from illness / recovery

复线 fù xiàn

multiple track (e.g. rail) / multi-lane (e.g. highway) / the complex line (math.)

周而复始 zhōu ér fù shǐ

lit. the cycle comes back to the start (idiom); to move in circles / the wheel comes full circle

复姓 fù xìng

two-character surname such as 司馬|司马 or 諸葛|诸葛

复印件 fù yìn jiàn

photocopy / duplicate

复印 fù yìn

to photocopy / to duplicate a document

循环往复 xún huán wǎng fù

move in circles / go and return in following a circle

万劫不复 wàn jié bù fù

consigned to eternal damnation / with no hope of reprieve

复函 fù hán

完全恢复 wán quán huī fù

full-recovery

恢复性 huī fù xìng

restorative

恢复期 huī fù qī

convalescence

恢复力 huī fù lì

resilience

恢复正常 huī fù zhèng cháng

get right / get one's breath again

复兴 fù xīng

to revive / to rejuvenate

文艺复兴 Wén yì fù xīng

the Renaissance

反复推敲 fǎn fù tuī qiāo

hash / repeated deliberation

复杂性 fù zá xìng

complexity

错综复杂 cuò zōng fù zá

tangled and complicated (idiom)

复杂化 fù zá huà

to complicate / to become complicated

复合材料 fù hé cái liào

composite material

复查 fù chá

rechecking / re-inspection / reexamination

修复 xiū fù

to restore / to renovate / restoration / (computing) to fix (a bug)

死灰复燃 sǐ huī fù rán

lit. ashes burn once more (idiom); fig. sb lost returns to have influence / sth malevolent returns to haunt one

复仇 fù chóu

to avenge / vengeance

复习 fù xí

to review / revision / CL:次[ci4]

复进簧 fù jìn huáng

Recoil spring

繁复 fán fù

complicated

故态复萌 gù tài fù méng

to revert to old ways

一去不复返 yī qù bù fù fǎn

gone forever

一去不复返了 yī qù bù fù fǎn le

Gone forever

复述 fù shù

to repeat (one's own words or sb else's) / (in the classroom) to paraphrase what one has learned