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.
这件衣服洗干净了，你可以穿了。
zhè jiàn yī fú xǐ gān jìng le , nǐ kě yǐ chuān le 。
This piece of clothing has been washed clean, you can wear it now.
他的话很有道理，我完全服了。
tā de huà hěn yǒu dào lǐ , wǒ wán quán fú le 。
What he said makes a lot of sense — I am completely convinced.
Words with 服
西服
xī fú
suit
吞服
tūn fú
to swallow
服软
fú ruǎn
to admit defeat
伺服器
sì fú qì
server (computer) (Tw)
口服液
kǒu fú yè
(pharmacology) oral liquid
服贸
fú mào
abbr. for 兩岸服務貿易協議|两岸服务贸易协议[Liang3 an4 Fu2 wu4 Mao4 yi4 Xie2 yi4]
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