覆

fù
to cover, to overflow, to overturn

Character breakdown

Source: Make Me a Hanzi.

覆 has 復 fù, which supplies both sound and meaning 'to turn over', and an empty part 覀 that began as an added mark. It first meant turning over and covering, then grew to 'overturn', 'capsize', and 'cover'.

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Homophones

HSK 4
富fù
rich, surname Fu
HSK 6
副fù
secondary, auxiliary, deputy
付fù
pay, commit, hand over
负fù
negative, load, loss, defeat, bear
附fù
to attach
赴fù
to go to

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