Chinese Character 複 Meanings and components.

Form

複

Meaning

複 meaning[3] in English

To Repeat.

To Double.

To Overlap.

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Main Components

By analyzing its shape, the hanzi[2] character 複 can be seen as a composition of 2 main shapes where their meanings are the left-radical form … (衤) , and to go and … (复)

Its radical[1] is: 衣 (yi1) which means: Clothes, Cl:件[Jian4], Kangxi Radical 145, .衣yi1clothes

In cangjie it is written with LOAE

How to write 複

To write複fu4to repeat you should write a combination of 衤yi1the left-radical … , 复fu4to go … arranged in a 吅 shape:

衤 + 复 = 複

複 Stroke Order

The order of the strokes to write 複 should be followed in this specific way.

Components Tree

The composition tree, or the characters that form each component of 複, looks as follow:

複
Pinyin:fu4 Shape:吅
Meaning[3]: To Repeat . To Double . To Overlap . Complex (Not Simple) . Compound . Composite . Double . Diplo- . Duplicate . Overlapping . To Duplicate
衤
Pinyin:yi1 Shape:一
Meaning[3]: The Left-Radical Form Of Kangxi Radical 145, 衣[Yi1]
复
Pinyin:fu4 Shape:吕
Meaning[3]: 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
𠂉
Pinyin:𠂉5 Shape:+
丿
Pinyin:pie3
Meaning[3]: Radical In Chinese Characters (Kangxi Radical 4) . See 撇[Pie3]
一
Pinyin:yi1
Meaning[3]: One . 1 . Single . A (Article) . As Soon As . Entire . Whole . All . Throughout . 'One' Radical In Chinese Characters (Kangxi Radical 1) . Also Pr. [Yao1] For Greater Clarity When Spelling Out Numbers Digit By Digit

Notes

  • [1] A character's radical: 部bùsection 首shǒuheader Radical

  • [2] Hanzi stands for: 汉hànChinese 字zìCharacter

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