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伏
fú
1.
to lean over
2.
to fall (go down)
3.
to hide (in ambush)
4.
to conceal oneself
5.
to lie low
6.
hottest days of summer
7.
to submit
8.
to concede defeat
9.
to overcome
10.
to subdue
11.
volt
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Character Breakdown (Single character)
Compound Words (20)
三伏
sānfú
three periods forming the hottest periods of summer, from mid-July to mid-August, namely: [[初伏]] (mid-July), [[中伏]] (late July to early August), [[末伏]] (mid-August)
中伏
zhōngfú
last ten days of July and first ten days of August, the second of [[三伏]] sān fú, three hottest periods of the year
乞伏
Qǐfú
tribe of the Xianbei [[鮮卑|鲜卑]] nomadic people
二伏
èrfú
same as [[中伏<zhōngfú>]], last ten days of July and first ten days of August, the second of [[三伏<sānfú>]], three hottest periods of the year
伏侍
fúshi
variant of [[服侍<fúshi>]]
伏兵
fúbīng
hidden troops
伏地
fúdì
to lie prostrate
伏天
fútiān
the hottest period of the year
伏安
fúān
volt-ampere (measure of apparent power in alternating current circuits)
伏惟
fúwéi
to lie prostrate
伏击
fújī
ambush
伏案
fúàn
lit. to be bent over one's desk (studying or writing)
伏汛
fúxùn
summer flood
伏法
fúfǎ
to be executed
伏流
fúliú
hidden stream
伏特
fútè
volt (loanword)
伏笔
fúbǐ
foreshadowing (literary device)
伏罪
fúzuì
variant of [[服罪<fúzuì>]]
伏羲
FúXī
Fuxi or Fu Hsi, legendary Chinese emperor, trad. 2852-2738 BC, mythical creator of fishing, trapping and writing
伏卧
fúwò
lying down
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Metadata
- Category
- Chinese
- HSK Character Level
- 6
- Character Frequency Rank
- 1,388
- Word Frequency Rank
- 5,075 of 84,292