Usage of the character 伏

the second of the three annual periods of hot weather (三伏 (sānfú)), which begins in late July and lasts either 10 or 20 days, depending on the Chinese calendar in that year

píngfú

平伏

[平伏]

to pacify
to calm
calm
quiet
to lie on one's belly

fúbǐ

伏笔

[伏筆]

foreshadowing (literary device); foretaste of material to come (in an essay or story)

fúdì

伏地

[伏地]

to lie prostrate

dǎofú

倒伏

[倒伏]

(of cereal crops) to collapse and lie flat

fúbīng

伏兵

[伏兵]

hidden troops
ambush

fúwéi

伏惟

[伏惟]

to lie prostrate; to prostrate oneself (in veneration)

mòfú

末伏

[末伏]

the third of the three annual periods of hot weather (三伏 (sānfú)), which typically runs over the middle ten days of August

zhòngfú

中伏

[中伏]

to be ambushed

zhìfú

制伏

[制伏]

to overpower
to overwhelm
to subdue
to check
to control

fú'ān

伏安

[伏安]

volt-ampere (measure of apparent power in alternating current circuits)

chūfú

初伏

[初伏]

the first of the three annual periods of hot weather (三伏 (sānfú)), which typically begins in mid-July and lasts 10 days

èrfú

二伏

[二伏]

中伏 (zhōngfú)

guāngfú

光伏

[光伏]

photovoltaic (e.g. cell)

máifú

埋伏

[埋伏]

to ambush
to lie in wait for
to lie low
ambush

shǔfú

数伏

[數伏]

to mark the start of the hottest period of the year, known as 三伏天 (sānfútiān)

guìfú

跪伏

[跪伏]

to crouch (of animal)

fúxùn

伏汛

[伏汛]

summer flood

qiánfú

潜伏

[潛伏]

to hide
to cover up
to conceal

fújī

伏击

[伏擊]

ambush
to ambush

Fúxī

伏羲

[伏羲]

Fuxi, legendary Chinese emperor, trad. 2852-2738 BC, mythical creator of fishing, trapping and writing

fúliú

伏流

[伏流]

hidden stream
ground stream

fúhǔ

伏虎

[伏虎]

to subdue a tiger
fig. to prevail over sinister forces

fúwò

伏卧

[伏臥]

lying down
to lie prostrate
prone

fúzuì

伏罪

[伏罪]

variant of 服罪 (fúzuì)

dūnfú

蹲伏

[蹲伏]

to crouch low and bend forward (esp. in hiding or in wait)

yǐnfú

隐伏

[隱伏]

to hide
to lie low

sānfú

三伏

[三伏]

the three annual periods of hot weather, namely 初伏 (chūfú), 中伏 (zhōngfú) and 末伏 (mòfú), which run consecutively over a period from mid-July to late August

fútè

伏特

[伏特]

volt (loanword)

fúzhū

伏诛

[伏誅]

to be executed

fúbiàn

伏辩

[伏辯]

variant of 服辯／服辩 (fúbiàn)

qǐfú

起伏

[起伏]

to move up and down
to undulate
ups and downs

yāfú

压伏

[壓伏]

variant of 壓服／压服 (yāfú)

fúshū

伏输

[伏輸]

variant of 服輸／服输 (fúshū)

Fú'ěrtài

伏尔泰

[伏爾泰]

Voltaire (1694-1778), Enlightenment philosopher

fúgéhé

伏隔核

[伏隔核]

nucleus accumbens (anatomy)

fútèjiā

伏特加

[伏特加]

vodka (loanword)

dǎmáifu

打埋伏

[打埋伏]

to lie in wait
to ambush
to conceal sth

sānfútiān

三伏天

[三伏天]

see 三伏 (sānfú)

diànzǐfú

电子伏

[電子伏]

electron volt (unit of energy used in particle physics, approximately 10⁻¹⁹ joules)

Fú Míngxiá

伏明霞

[伏明霞]

Fu Mingxia (1978-), Chinese diving champion

Fúdìmó

伏地魔

[伏地魔]

Lord Voldemort (Harry Potter)

Fúniúshān

伏牛山

[伏牛山]

Funiu mountain range in southwest Henan, an eastern extension of Qinling range 秦嶺山脈／秦岭山脉 ( Qínlǐngshānmài), Shaanxi

fútèjì

伏特计

[伏特計]

voltmeter

qiánfúqī

潜伏期

[潛伏期]

incubation period (of disease)

Fú Xīshì

伏羲氏

[伏羲氏]

Fuxi or Fu Hsi, legendary Chinese emperor 2852-2738 BC, mythical creator of fishing, trapping, and writing

Fúdūjiào

伏都教

[伏都教]

Voodoo

bōlánqǐfú

波澜起伏

[波瀾起伏]

one climax follows another (of thrilling story)

yèxíngzhòufú

夜行昼伏

[夜行晝伏]

to travel at night and lie low by day (idiom)

zhàodiànzǐfú

兆电子伏

[兆電子伏]

mega electron volt (MeV) (unit of energy equal to 1.6 x 10⁻¹³ joules)

sīcháoqǐfú

思潮起伏

[思潮起伏]

thoughts surging in one's mind (idiom)
different thoughts coming to mind

fúlóngfèngchú

伏龙凤雏

[伏龍鳳雛]

hidden genius (idiom)

Fú'ěrjiā Hé

伏尔加河

[伏爾加河]

Volga River

lǎojìfúlì

老骥伏枥

[老驥伏櫪]

lit. an old steed in the stable still aspires to gallop 1000 miles (idiom); fig. aged person with great aspirations

zhòufúyèchū

昼伏夜出

[晝伏夜出]

nocturnal
to hide by day and come out at night

fúdì-tǐngshēn

伏地挺身

[伏地挺身]

push-up (exercise)

Shímiàn Máifú

十面埋伏

[十面埋伏]

Ambush from Ten Sides (pipa solo piece)
House of Flying Daggers (2004 movie by Zhang Yimou 張藝謀／张艺谋 ( Zhāng Yìmóu))

diànzǐfútè

电子伏特

[電子伏特]

electronvolt (eV)

jídiànzǐfú

吉电子伏

[吉電子伏]

giga electron volt GeV (unit of energy equal to 1.6 x 10⁻¹⁰ joules)

xiánglóngfúhǔ

降龙伏虎

[降龍伏虎]

to vanquish dragons and tigers (idiom)

wēijīsìfú

危机四伏

[危機四伏]

danger lurks on every side (idiom)

cǐfúbǐqǐ

此伏彼起

[此伏彼起]

see 此起彼伏 (cǐqǐbǐfú)

cǐqǐbǐfú

此起彼伏

[此起彼伏]

up here, down there (idiom); to rise and fall in succession
no sooner one subsides, the next arises
repeating continuously
occurring again and again (of applause, fires, waves, protests, conflicts, uprisings etc)

guāngfúqìjiàn

光伏器件

[光伏器件]