复
fù
variant of 復|复[fu4]
to reply to a letter
Person (亻) + sun (日) + follow (夂) = going back to reply
A person (亻) retraces their steps (夂 suggests following or coming after) day by day (日) — going back over something to respond or repeat. The character is a simplified variant of 復, which carries the full sense of returning and replying.
我还没有回复他的邮件。
wǒ hái méi yǒu huí fù tā de yóu jiàn。
I still haven't replied to his email.
她写了一封复信，感谢老师的帮助。
tā xiě le yī fēng fù xìn，gǎn xiè lǎo shī de bāng zhù。
She wrote a reply letter, thanking the teacher for the help.
Words with 复
复用
fù yòng
to reuse
复杂性
fù zá xìng
complexity
复职
fù zhí
to resume a post
复印机
fù yìn jī
photocopier
李开复
lǐ kāi fù
Kai-Fu Lee (1961-), Taiwanese computer scientist and IT executive, founding president of Google China 2005-2009
繁复
fán fù
complicated
报复性
bào fù xìng
retaliatory
反复无常
fǎn fù wú cháng
unstable
严复
yán fù
Yan Fu (1853-1921), influential Chinese writer and translator of Western books, esp. on social sciences
复制
fù zhì
to duplicate
复旦大学
fù dàn dà xué
Fudan University, Shanghai
复位
fù wèi
to restore sb or sth to its original position