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Translingual
Han character
復 (Kangxi radical 60, 彳 +9, 12 strokes, cangjie input 竹人人日水 (HOOAE ), four-corner 28247 , composition ⿰彳 复 )
Derived characters
References
Kangxi Dictionary: page 369 , character 22
Dai Kanwa Jiten: character 10183
Dae Jaweon: page 695, character 15
Hanyu Da Zidian (first edition): volume 2, page 834, character 2
Unihan data for U+5FA9
Chinese
Glyph origin
Old Chinese
愎
*brɯɡ
鍑
*puɡs, *puɡ
覆
*pʰuɡs, *buɡs, *pʰɯːɡ, *pʰuɡ
復
*buɡs, *buɡ
椱
*buɡs, *buɡ
複
*buɡs, *puɡ
馥
*brɯɡ, *buɡ
腹
*puɡ
輹
*puɡ, *buɡ
蝮
*pʰuɡ
蕧
*pʰuɡ, *buɡ
复
*buɡ
鰒
*buɡ
澓
*buɡ
Phono-semantic compound (形聲 / 形声 , OC *buɡs, *buɡ ) : semantic 彳 ( “ walk ” ) + phonetic 复 ( OC *buɡ , “ repeat ” ) .
Walk back and forth .
Etymology
Compare Proto-Tibeto-Burman *m-p(j)up , whence Tibetan འབུབ་པ ( 'bub pa , “ turned over or upside down ” ) , Proto-Lolo-Burmese *pup ( “ to turn over; to search for ” ) (STEDT, Schuessler, 2007 ).
Within Chinese, cognate with 複 (OC *puɡ , “lined (garment); double”), 覆 (OC *pʰuɡs , “to cover”), 覆 (OC *pʰuɡ , “to turn over”) (Schuessler, 2007 ).
Pronunciation 1
Baxter –Sagart system 1.1 (2014 )
Character
復
Reading #
2/2
Modern Beijing (Pinyin)
fù
Middle Chinese
‹ bjuwk ›
Old Chinese
/*m-p(r)uk/
English
return
Notes for Old Chinese notations in the Baxter–Sagart system:
* Parentheses "()" indicate uncertain presence;
* Square brackets "" indicate uncertain identity, e.g. * as coda may in fact be *-t or *-p;
* Angle brackets "<>" indicate infix;
* Hyphen "-" indicates morpheme boundary;
* Period "." indicates syllable boundary.
Zhengzhang system (2003)
Character
復
Reading #
2/2
No.
3550
Phonetic component
复
Rime group
覺
Rime subdivision
1
Corresponding MC rime
伏
Old Chinese
/*buɡ/
Definitions
復
to return
to recover ; to resume
康復 / 康复 ― kāngfù ― to recover from an illness
恢復 / 恢复 ― huīfù ― to return or restore to a former state
to revenge ; to avenge
復 仇/ 复 仇 ― fù chóu ― to avenge
to reply
alt. forms: 覆 ( fù )
24th hexagram of the I Ching
Compounds
Pronunciation 2
Baxter –Sagart system 1.1 (2014 )
Character
復
Reading #
1/2
Modern Beijing (Pinyin)
fù
Middle Chinese
‹ bjuwH ›
Old Chinese
/*-pruk-s/
English
again
Notes for Old Chinese notations in the Baxter–Sagart system:
* Parentheses "()" indicate uncertain presence;
* Square brackets "" indicate uncertain identity, e.g. * as coda may in fact be *-t or *-p;
* Angle brackets "<>" indicate infix;
* Hyphen "-" indicates morpheme boundary;
* Period "." indicates syllable boundary.
Zhengzhang system (2003)
Character
復
Reading #
1/2
No.
3537
Phonetic component
复
Rime group
奧
Rime subdivision
1
Corresponding MC rime
復
Old Chinese
/*buɡs/
Definitions
復
( literary or Eastern Min ) again
復 發/ 复 发 ― fù fā ― to relapse; to recur
死灰復 燃 / 死灰复 燃 ― sǐhuīfù rán ― to resurge (literally, “dead embers relight”)
雨 逿 一 匝 復 逿 一 匝 [Eastern Min , trad. ] 雨 𰺲 一 匝 复 𰺲 一 匝 [Eastern Min , simp. ] From: 2002 , 李榮 (Li Rong ), chief editor, 《現代漢語方言大詞典 》 , Nanjing: Jiangsu Education Publishing House, →ISBN , page 890huô dâung siŏh cák bô dâung siŏh cák / [Bàng-uâ-cê / IPA] It rains again and again
初 極 狹 ,才 通 人 。復 行 數 十 步 ,豁然 開朗 。 [Classical Chinese , trad. ] 初 极 狭 ,才 通 人 。复 行 数 十 步 ,豁然 开朗 。 [Classical Chinese , simp. ] From: 421 , Tao Yuanming , 桃花源 ( táohuāyuán ) (The Peach Blossom Spring )Chū jí xiá, cái tōng rén. Fù xíng shù shí bù, huòrán kāilǎng. (please add an English translation of this usage example)
返景 入 深林 ,復 照 青苔 上 。 [Classical Chinese , trad. ] 返景 入 深林 ,复 照 青苔 上 。 [Classical Chinese , simp. ] From: 8th century, Wang Wei , 鹿柴 Fǎnyǐng rù shēnlín, fù zhào qīngtái shàng. (please add an English translation of this usage example)
Synonyms
Dialectal synonyms of
又 (“again; once more”)
Variety
Location
Words
Formal (Written Standard Chinese )
又
Northeastern Mandarin
Beijing
又
Taiwan
又
Jilu Mandarin
Jinan
又
Central Plains Mandarin
Xi'an
又
Southwestern Mandarin
Chengdu
又
Wuhan
又
Guilin
又
Jianghuai Mandarin
Yangzhou
又
Hefei
又
Cantonese
Guangzhou
又 , 又試
Hong Kong
又 , 又試
Yangjiang
又
Gan
Nanchang
又
Hakka
Meixian
又
Jin
Taiyuan
又
Northern Min
Jian'ou
又 , 已
Eastern Min
Fuzhou
復
Southern Min
Xiamen
閣 , 閣再 , 又閣再 , 又閣
Quanzhou
閣 , 閣再 , 又閣再 , 又閣
Zhangzhou
閣 , 閣再 , 又閣再 , 又閣
Taipei
閣 GT , 閣再 GT , 又閣 GT
Singapore (Hokkien)
閣 , 閣再 , 又閣
Manila (Hokkien)
閣 , 閣再
Chaozhou
又 , 又再
Shantou
又
Wu
Shanghai
再 , 又
Suzhou
亦
Wenzhou
亦
Xiang
Changsha
又
Shuangfeng
又
Note
GT - General Taiwanese (no specific region identified)
Compounds
References
Japanese
Kanji
復
(Fifth grade kyōiku kanji )
restore
return to
revert
resume
Readings
Definitions
For pronunciation and definitions of 復 – see the following entry.
(This term, 復 , is an alternative spelling ( literary ) of the above term.)
Korean
Etymology 1
From Middle Chinese 復 (MC bjuwk ).
Historical Readings
Dongguk Jeongun Reading
Dongguk Jeongun , 1448
뽁〮 (Yale : ppwók )
Middle Korean
Text
Eumhun
Gloss (hun )
Reading
Sinjeung Yuhap , 1576
도로 (Yale : twolwo )
복 (Yale : pwok )
Pronunciation
Hanja
Wikisource
復 (eumhun 돌아올 복 ( doraol bok ) )
hanja form? of 복 ( “ return ” )
Compounds
Compounds
광복 (光復 , gwangbok )
반복 (反復 , banbok )
복각 (復刻 , bokgak )
복간 (復刊 , bokgan )
복구 (復舊 , bokgu )
복권 (復權 , bokgwon )
복수 (復讐 , boksu )
복습 (復習 , bokseup )
복원 (復元 /復原 , bogwon )
복직 (復職 , bokjik )
복항 (復航 , bokhang )
회복 (回復 , hoebok )
복창 (復唱 , bokchang )
복속 (復屬 , boksok )
복학 (復學 , bokhak )
보복 (報復 , bobok )
복귀 (復歸 , bokgwi )
복고 (復古 , bokgo )
Etymology 2
From Middle Chinese 復 (MC bjuwH ).
Historical Readings
Dongguk Jeongun Reading
Dongguk Jeongun , 1448
뿌ᇢ〮 (Yale : ppwúw )
Middle Korean
Text
Eumhun
Gloss (hun )
Reading
Sinjeung Yuhap , 1576
다시 (Yale : tasi )
부 (Yale : pwu )
Pronunciation
(SK Standard /Seoul ) IPA (key ) : Phonetic hangul: Though still prescribed in Standard Korean, most speakers in both Koreas no longer distinguish vowel length.
Hanja
復 (eumhun 다시 부 ( dasi bu ) )
hanja form? of 부 ( “ again ” )
Compounds
References
국제퇴계학회 대구경북지부 (國際退溪學會 大邱慶北支部) (2007). Digital Hanja Dictionary, 전자사전/電子字典 .
Vietnamese
Han character
復 : Hán Nôm readings: phục , phức , Phục
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