double, lined (garment)

Phonosemantic compound. represents the meaning and represents the sound.

Components
衤 meaning component

  Meaning component

  

clothes

is a component form of .

复 sound component

  Sound component

  

return

Evolution

複 Seal script Shuowen (~100 AD)

Seal script

Shuowen (~100 AD)
複 Clerical script Qin dynasty (221-206 BC)

Clerical script

Qin dynasty (221-206 BC)
複 Clerical script Western Han dynasty (202 BC-9 AD)

Clerical script

Western Han dynasty (202 BC-9 AD)
複 Regular script Modern

Regular script

Modern
Definitions

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

Most common words with 複
Freq.
Word
Meaning

恢复

to reinstate

回复

to reply

复杂

complicated

重复

to repeat

报复

revenge