复 fù |
answer ; again |
回复 huí fù |
重复 chóng fù | |
Its original meaning was “to take the old way.” In oracle bone inscriptions, the upper part of this character was a village and the lower part was a foot symbolizing coming to this place once again. Later, it was written as 復. Then it was simplified to its original form 复, and it is also the simplified version 複. |