覆(fù)

HSK 7-918 strokes

to cover

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Character information

Pinyin
fù
Meaning
to cover; to overflow; to overturn; to capsize
Strokes
18
HSK level
HSK 7-9
Traditional
Same

Origin & structure

Where 覆 comes from and how its parts fit together.

Phonetic-semantic compound⿱覀復

In this compound, the meaning comes from 覀 (cover); 復 supplies the sound.

One part carries the meaning, the other suggests the sound.

Made of

覀yà復fù

Parts are arranged top to bottom.

How to write 覆 step by step

18 strokes — each frame adds one stroke, shown in dark ink over the lighter ones.

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Words with 覆

Common words using 覆 — tap any character to open its stroke-order page.

fān翻lái来fù覆qù去
HSK 7-9

to toss and turn (sleeplessly)

Open 翻来覆去 page →
fān翻tiān天fù覆dì地
HSK 7-9

sky and the earth turning upside down (idiom); fig. complete confusion

Open 翻天覆地 page →
fù覆gài盖
HSK 7-9

to cover

Open 覆盖 page →
diān颠fù覆
HSK 7-9

to topple (i.e. knock over)

Open 颠覆 page →
shàng上fù覆

to inform

Open 上覆 page →
qīng倾fù覆

to capsize; to collapse; to overturn; to overthrow; to undermine

Open 倾覆 page →
huí回fù覆

to reply (by letter, email etc); reply; answer

Open 回覆 page →
quán全jūn军fù覆mò没

total defeat of an army (idiom); fig. a complete wipeout

Open 全军覆没 page →

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From 覆’s common words

翻来去天地盖颠上

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