覆 (fuk1 | fu4) : cover; overturn; perish; repeatedly; reply

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覆

fuk1

fu4

[1] [v] cover; screen; enclose
[2] [v] overturn; upset; capsize
[3] [v] perish; fall; be annihilated
[4] [adv] repeatedly; again; once more
[5] [v] reply; answer; respond

In China, 覆 is used for the first three definitions and simplified form 复 for the last two.

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Stroke count: 18

Level: 3

Radical: (#146)

This character is used in both Cantonese and Mandarin/Standard written Chinese.

覆

This word has been viewed 1 times since 30th Oct 2012, was added by sheik on 18th Mar 2007 21:22 and last edited on 6th Apr 2015 15:44

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顛覆 din1 fuk1 dian1 fu4 = to subvert; to topple (i.e. knock over); to capsize; fig. to overturn (a regime)/ to undermine

反覆 faan2 fuk1 fan3 fu4 = repeatedly; relapse; fickle

覆述 fuk1 seot6 fu4 shu4 = repeat

覆蓋 fuk1 goi3 fu4 gai4 = to cover

回覆 wui4 fuk1 hui2 fu4 = responses, reply

答覆 daap3 fuk1 da2 fu4 = reply

覆信 fuk1 seon3 = to reply or answer

反覆無常 faan2 fuk1 mou4 soeng4 fan3 fu4 wu1 chang2 = changeable; fickle; capricious

全軍覆沒 cyun4 gwan1 fuk1 mut6 quan2 jun1 fu4 mo4 = to be completely defeated; to fail absolutely

翻天覆地 faan1 tin1 fuk1 dei6 fan1 tian1 fu4 di4 = earth-shaking; world-shaking
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今次嘅比賽我哋全軍覆沒，輸得好慘。粵
During the competition, our team was completely annihilated by theirs.

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Decimal representation of this word: 覆
Unicode code for this character: U+8986 (off-site link)

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