English Definition: to go and return; to return; to resume; to return to a normal or original state; to repeat; again; to recover; to restore; to turn over; to reply; to answer; to reply to a letter; to retaliate; to carry out
Chinese Definition:
①回去,返:反复。往复。
②回答,回报:复命。复信。复仇。
③还原,使如前:复旧。复婚。复职。光复。复辟。
④再,重来:复习。复诊。复审。复现。复议。
⑤许多的,不是单一的:重(chóng)复。繁复。复杂。复姓。
Total strokes: 12;
Radical: 彳 Ideographic:Older form of
复; see that character for the etymology
Character Formation:- ⿰ Left to right
- 彳 [ chì ] to step with the left foot
- 复 [ fù ] again, repeatedly; copy, duplicate; to restore, to return