復 — bok, bu

Parts that make up 復

How 復 was formed

Traditional analysis treats 復 as a phonetic-semantic compound involving 彳, 复.

Korean example words with 復

• 반복反復 Korean gloss: 같은 일을 되풀이함
• 부활復活 Korean gloss: 죽었다가 다시 살아남
• 광복光復 Korean gloss: 빼앗긴 주권을 도로 찾음
• 복설復設 Korean gloss: 없앴던 것을 도로 설치함
• 평복平復 Korean gloss: 병이 나아 건강이 회복됨
• 복습復習 Korean gloss: 배운 것을 다시 익혀 공부함
• 고복皐復 Korean gloss: 초혼하고 발상(發喪)하는 의식
• 복관復官 Korean gloss: 물러났던 관직에 다시 돌아오게 함
• 소복蘇復 Korean gloss: 원기가 회복됨. 또는 원기가 회복되게 함
• 부흥復興 Korean gloss: 쇠퇴하였던 것이 다시 일어남. 또는 그렇게 되게 함
• 복간復刊 Korean gloss: 간행을 중지하거나 폐지하고 있던 출판물을 다시 간행함
• 복고復古 Korean gloss: 과거의 모양, 정치, 사상, 제도, 풍습 따위로 돌아감

Definitions from Woorimalsam, National Institute of Korean Language (CC BY-SA 2.0 KR)

Japanese words with 復

• 回復かいふく restoration; recovery; rehabilitation
• 復活ふっかつ revival (of an old system, custom, fashion, etc.); restoration; return
• 復帰ふっき return; reversion; comeback
• 復興ふっこう revival; reconstruction; restoration
• 往復おうふく making a round trip; going and returning; coming and going
• 修復しゅうふく restoration; repair; mending
• 報復ほうふく retaliation; revenge; reprisal
• 復旧ふっきゅう restoration; restitution; rehabilitation
• 復権ふっけん rehabilitation; reinstatement; restoration of rights
• 復元ふくげん restoration (to the original state or location); reconstruction; restitution
• 復調ふくちょう recovery; return to form; regaining one's (usual) form
• 復党ふくとう rejoining a political party

Characters sharing the phonetic 復

Most Han characters pair a meaning part with a sound part. Characters sharing a sound part are usually read alike.

Other hanja read “복”

Other hanja with radical 彳