Usage of the character 复

variant of 復／复 (fù)
to reply to a letter

fù

复

[複]

to repeat
to double
to overlap
complex (not simple)
compound
composite
double
diplo-
duplicate
overlapping
to duplicate

fù

复

[復]

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

fùlì

复利

[複利]

compound interest

fùdú

复读

[復讀]

to return to the same school and repeat a course from which one has already graduated, as a result of failing to get good enough results to progress to one's desired higher-level school

fùxìng

复姓

[複姓]

two-character surname (such as 司馬／司马 ( Simā) or 諸葛／诸葛 ( Zhugē))

fùbiàn

复变

[複變]

(math.) complex variable

dàifù

待复

[待復]

to be advised
awaiting an answer

fùchū

复出

[復出]

to come back out of retirement; to get involved again after having withdrawn

fùyǎn

复眼

[複眼]

compound eye

fù Míng

复明

[復明]

to restore the Ming dynasty

fùshù

复数

[複數]

(linguistics) plural
(math.) complex number

huífù

[回復]

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

chóngfù

重复

[重複]

to repeat
to duplicate
CL:個／个 (gè)

fùchá

复查

[復查]

to check again; to re-examine

fùzhí

复职

[復職]

to resume a post

fùdié

复迭

[覆迭]

variant of 覆疊／覆叠 (fùdié)

fùmìng

复命

[復命]

to report on completion of a mission
debriefing

fùkè

复刻

[複刻]

variant of 復刻／复刻 (fùkè)

fùxìn

复信

[復信]

to reply to a letter

fǎnfù

反复

[反復]

variant of 反覆／反复 (fǎnfù)

fùxīng

复兴

[復興]

to revive
to rejuvenate

fùfā

复发

[復發]

to recur (of a disease)
to reappear
to relapse (into a former bad state)

fùbǐ

复比

[複比]

compound ratio (i.e. the product of two or more ratios)

fùxí

复习

[複習]

variant of 復習／复习 (fùxí)

shōufù

收复

[收復]

to recover (lost territory etc)
to recapture

fùjiàn

复健

[復健]

rehabilitation
recuperate

dáfù

答复

[答覆]

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

fùsū

复苏

[復甦]

to recover (health, economic)
to resuscitate
anabiosis

fùfāng

复方

[複方]

compound prescription (involving several medicines)

fùsài

复赛

[複賽]

(sports) semifinal or quarterfinal
to compete in a semifinal (or a quarterfinal)

fùshì

复视

[複視]

double vision
diplopia

kuàngfù

况复

[況復]

moreover

fùshù

复述

[複述]

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

Fù Dà

复大

[復大]

Fudan University, Shanghai, abbr. for 復旦大學／复旦大学 ( Fùdàn Dàxué)

fùgōng

复工

[復工]

to return to work (after a stoppage)

Guāngfù

光复

[光復]

Guangfu or Kuangfu township in Hualien County 花蓮縣／花莲县 ( Huālián Xiàn), east Taiwan

Shěn Fù

沈复

[沈復]

Shen Fu (1763-c. 1810), Qing dynasty writer, author of Six Records of a Floating Life 浮生六記／浮生六记 ( Fú Shēng Liù Jì)

fùshēng

复生

[復生]

to be reborn
to recover
to come back to life
to regenerate

fùshěn

复审

[復審]

to re-examine; to recheck
(law) to conduct a judicial review; to retry (a case)

shìfù

示复

[示覆]

please answer (epistolary style)

fùhé

复合

[複合]

complex
compound
composite
hybrid
to compound
to combine

fùxiàn

复现

[復現]

to reappear
to persist (in memory)

Fùlián

复联

[復聯]

Avengers (comics)

huīfù

恢复

[恢復]

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

fùxiě

复写

[複寫]

to duplicate; to carbon copy

fùjiāo

复交

[復交]

to reopen diplomatic relations

fùsū

复苏

[復蘇]

variant of 復甦／复苏 (fùsū)
to recover (health, economic)
to resuscitate
anabiosis

fùkè

复刻

[復刻]

to reprint (a work that has been out of print)
to reissue (a vinyl album as a CD, etc)
to replicate
to recreate
(computing) fork (loanword)

fùxiàn

复线

[複線]

multiple track (e.g. rail)
multilane (e.g. highway)
(math.) complex line

fùhūn

复婚

[復婚]

to remarry (the same person)

fùméng

复萌

[復萌]

to germinate again

fùdié

复迭

[複迭]

variant of 複疊／复叠 (fùdié)

fùyáng

复阳

[復陽]

to test positive again (for COVID-19) after previously testing positive and then later, negative; to have a rebound positive test result

fùzhěn

复诊

[復診]

another visit to doctor
further diagnosis

fùmíng

复明

[復明]

to regain one's eyesight
(astronomy) emersion

fùxí

复习

[復習]

to review
revision
CL:次 (cì)

fùkè

复课

[復課]

to resume classes

fùyìn

复印

[複印]

to photocopy
to duplicate a document

fùhuì

复会

[復會]

to resume a meeting

fùgǔ

复古

[復古]

to return to old ways (a Confucian aspiration)
to turn back the clock
neoclassical school during Tang and Song associated with classical writing 古文
retro (fashion style based on nostalgia, esp. for 1960s)

pànfù

盼复

[盼覆]

expecting your reply (epistolary style)

guīfù

规复

[規復]

to restore (deposed monarch, rule, system of laws, ecological system etc)
restoration

fùdú

复读

[複讀]

(of an audio device) to repeat a recorded phrase (e.g. for language learning)

fùjiù

复旧

[復舊]

to restore old way
to return to the past

fùshì

复试

[複試]

to sit for the second round of a two-stage exam

bùfù

不复

[不復]

no longer; not again

fùyuán

复元

[復元]

variant of 復原／复原 (fùyuán)

fùhé

复合

[復合]

(of people who were estranged) to be reconciled
(of a couple) to get back together

fùshù

复述

[覆述]

variant of 複述／复述 (fùshù)

bófù

驳复

[駁復]

to refute

fùchóu

复仇

[復仇]

to avenge
vengeance

fùguī

复归

[復歸]

to return
to come back

quánfù

全复

[全復]

completely
totally recovered
healed

fùshì

复式

[複式]

double
multiple
compound
combined
double-entry (accounting)

fùxué

复学

[復學]

to return to school (after an interruption)
to resume one's studies

bàofù

报复

[報復]

to make reprisals; to retaliate
revenge; retaliation

yùfù

愈复

[癒復]

recovery (after illness)

fùjù

复句

[複句]

compound phrase

fùgǎng

复岗

[復崗]

(of an employee) to return to one's job (e.g. after being temporarily stood down)

fùzhì

复制

[複製]

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

guāngfù

光复

[光復]

to recover (territory or power)
the liberation of Taiwan from Japanese rule in 1945

Fùxīng

复兴

[復興]

Fuxing district of Handan city 邯鄲市／邯郸市 ( Hándānshì), Hebei
Fuxing or Fuhsing township in Taoyuan county 桃園縣／桃园县 ( Táoyuánxiàn), north Taiwan

fùběn

复本

[複本]

copy

fùpán

复盘

[復盤]

(after completing a game of chess) to replay the game, analyzing the players' moves
(stock market) to resume trading

fùdié

复叠

[複疊]

reduplication of words or syllables (as a stylistic device in Chinese)

fùtīng

复听

[複聽]

double hearing
diplacusis

xiūfù

修复

[修復]

to restore; to renovate
(computing) to repair (a corrupted file etc)

Fùdàn

复旦

[復旦]

Fudan University, Shanghai, abbr. for 復旦大學／复旦大学 ( Fùdàn Dàxué)

pīfù

批复

[批復]

to reply officially to a subordinate

dáfù

答复

[答復]

variant of 答覆／答复 (dáfù)

fánfù

繁复

[繁複]

complicated

fǎnfù

反复

[反覆]

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

fùhé

复核

[復核]

to reconsider
to reexamine
to review (e.g. a report prior to accepting it)

Yán Fù

严复

[嚴復]

Yan Fu (1853-1921), influential Chinese writer and translator of Western books, esp. on social sciences

fùshǐ

复驶

[復駛]

(of a public transportation route) to resume operating

fùcí

复词

[複詞]

compound word
polysyllabic word

fùbì

复辟

[復辟]

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

wǎngfù

往复

[往復]

to go and come back
to make a return trip
backwards and forwards (e.g. of piston or pump action)
to reciprocate (of machine part)

bǐngfù

禀复

[稟復]

to report back (to a superior)

fùyè

复叶

[複葉]

compound leaf (botany)

fùhuó

复活

[復活]

to revive
(lit. and fig.) to come back to life
(religion) resurrection

fùwèi

复位

[復位]

to restore sb or sth to its original position
to regain the throne
to reset (a dislocated joint, an electronic device etc)
reset

fùzhuǎn

复转

[復轉]

to demobilize
to transfer to other tasks (of troops)

fùfǎn

复返

[復返]

to come back
to return

píngfù

平复

[平復]

to calm down; to subside
to be cured; to be healed

kāngfù

康复

[康復]

to recuperate
to recover (health)
to convalesce

fùyuán

复原

[復原]

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

fùyuán

复员

[復員]

to demobilize
demobilization

fùgòu

复购

[複購]

to buy again

fùshì

复市

[復市]

(of a shop, market) to resume trading

chóngfù

重复

[重覆]

variant of 重複／重复 (chóngfù)

Fùshè

复社

[複社]

late Ming cultural renewal movement, led by Zhang Pu 張溥／张溥 ( Zhāng Pǔ) and others

fùxiū

复修

[復修]

to restore (an ancient temple)

fùzá

复杂

[複雜]

complicated; complex

fùyì

复议

[復議]

to reconsider

fùxī

复吸

[復吸]

to resume smoking (after giving up)
to relapse into smoking or drug abuse

fùyīnxíng

复音形

[複音形]

diphthong
liaison

chóngfùxìng

重复性

[重覆性]

repetitive

Fùhuójié

复活节

[復活節]

Easter

fùgòng'è

复共轭

[複共軛]

(math.) complex conjugate

fùyīncí

复音词

[複音詞]

disyllabic word
polysyllabic word

fùhuósài

复活赛

[復活賽]

repechage (supplementary qualifying round in sports)

fùyùnmǔ

复韵母

[複韻母]

compound final

shuāngfùlín

双复磷

[雙復磷]

obidoxime chloride
toxogonin

fùxiězhǐ

复写纸

[複寫紙]

carbon paper

fùyìnzhǐ

复印纸

[複印紙]

photocopier paper

Hán Fùjǔ

韩复榘

[韓復榘]

Han Fuju (1890-1938), Nationalist Kuomintang (KMT) army general and governor of Shandong, executed by Chiang Kai-shek 蔣介石／蒋介石 ( Jiǎng Jièshí) after he abandoned Jinan to the Japanese

Fùxīngdǎng

复兴党

[復興黨]

Baath Party

fùdúshēng

复读生

[復讀生]

student who repeats (a course, grade etc) at school

Guāngfùxiāng

光复乡

[光復鄉]

Guangfu or Kuangfu township in Hualien County 花蓮縣／花莲县 ( Huālián Xiàn), east Taiwan

fùyìnjī

复印机

[複印機]

photocopier

Fùxīngqū

复兴区

[復興區]

Fuxing district of Handan city 邯鄲市／邯郸市 ( Hándānshì), Hebei

bànfùsài

半复赛

[半復賽]

eighth finals

fùxuǎnkuàng

复选框

[複選框]

check box

fùyuánrǔ

复原乳

[復原乳]

reconstituted milk

Guāngfùhuì

光复会

[光復會]

anti-Qing revolutionary party set up in 1904 under Cai Yuanpei 蔡元培 ( Cài Yuánpéi)
aka 復古會／复古会 ( Fùgǔhuì)

Fùxīngxiāng

复兴乡

[復興鄉]

Fuxing or Fuhsing township in Taoyuan county 桃園縣／桃园县 ( Táoyuánxiàn), north Taiwan

fùzhímù

复殖目

[複殖目]

Order Digenea (including trematode worms that parasite humans)

fùhégōng

复合弓

[複合弓]

composite bow (archery)

wǎngfùjù

往复锯

[往復鋸]

reciprocating saw

chóngfùjié

重复节

[重複節]

repeated segment (networking)

fùlǐshí

复理石

[復理石]

flysch (loanword)

fùshùyù

复数域

[複數域]

field of complex numbers (math.), usually denoted by C

láifùqiāng

来复枪

[來復槍]

rifle (loanword)
also written 來福槍／来福枪

fùyìnjiàn

复印件

[複印件]

photocopy; duplicate

láifùxiàn

来复线

[來復線]

rifling (spiral lines on inside of gun barrel imparting spin to the bullet)

fùzáhuà

复杂化

[複雜化]

to complicate; to become complicated

huīfùqī

恢复期

[恢復期]

convalescence

Fùxīngmén

复兴门

[復興門]

Fuxingmen neighborhood of Beijing

bàofùxìng

报复性

[報復性]

retaliatory

fùyìngpiàn

复映片

[復映片]

second-run movie

fùzhìpǐn

复制品

[複製品]

replica
reproduction

bàofùxīn

报复心

[報復心]

vindictiveness

fùpíngmiàn

复平面

[複平面]

complex plane

Fùgǔhuì

复古会

[復古會]

anti-Qing revolutionary party set up in 1904 under Cai Yuanpei 蔡元培 ( Cài Yuánpéi)
aka 光復會／光复会 ( Guāngfùhuì)

fùhécí

复合词

[複合詞]

compound word

fùzáxìng

复杂性

[複雜性]

complexity

chóngfùfǎ

重复法

[重複法]

repetition
duplication
reduplication
anadiplosis

Lǐ Kāifù

李开复

[李開復]

Kai-Fu Lee (1961-), Taiwanese computer scientist and IT executive, founding president of Google China 2005-2009

shī'érfùdé

失而复得

[失而復得]

to lose sth and then regain it (idiom)

Fùdàn Dàxué

复旦大学

[復旦大學]

Fudan University, Shanghai

sǐhuīfùrán

死灰复燃

[死灰復燃]

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

huīfùyuánzhuàng

恢复原状

[恢復原狀]

to restore sth to its original state

gòng'èfùshù

共轭复数

[共軛複數]

(math.) complex conjugate

cuòzōngfùzá

错综复杂

[錯綜複雜]

tangled and complicated (idiom)

jiàngéchóngfù

间隔重复

[間隔重複]

spaced repetition

wǎngfùyùndòng

往复运动

[往復運動]

backwards and forwards action (e.g. of piston or pump)
reciprocating motion

fùbiànhánshù

复变函数

[複變函數]

function of a complex variable (math.)

zǎorìkāngfù

早日康复

[早日康復]

to recover health quickly; Get well soon!

Zhāng Xūn Fùbì

张勋复辟

[張勳復辟]

Manchu Restoration of 1917, an attempt by general 張勳／张勋 ( Zhāng Xūn) to reinstate the monarchy in China by restoring the abdicated emperor Puyi 溥儀／溥仪 ( Pǔyí) to the throne

xuèqīnfùchóu

血亲复仇

[血親復仇]