服
fú
clothes
dress; garment; to serve (in the military, a prison sentence etc); to obey; to be convinced (by an argument); to convince; to admire; to acclimatize; to take (medicine); mourning clothes; to wear mourning clothes
Body (月) + kneeling figure (卩) + hand (又) = submit, serve, wear
月 here represents the body (flesh), not the moon — a common repurposing in Chinese characters. A hand pressing down on a kneeling figure evokes submission, obedience, and by extension wearing what is prescribed or taking what is ordered.
Words with 服
冲服
chōng fú
to take medicine in solution
冲服剂
chōng fú jì
dose of medicine to be taken in solution
JK制服
j k zhì fú
(Japanese) high school girl’s uniform
臣服
chén fú
to acknowledge allegiance to (some regime)
造型服装
zào xíng fú zhuāng
costume
运动服
yùn dòng fú
sportswear
道具服
dào jù fú
costume
开服
kāi fú
to start the servers (for an online game, typically after the system has been shut down for maintenance, upgrade etc)
防寒服
fáng hán fú
overcoat
防护服
fáng hù fú
protective clothing; hazmat suit
阻断服务攻击
zǔ duàn fú wù gōng jī
(Tw) (computing) denial-of-service attack (DDOS)
降服
xiáng fú
to yield