覆

fù

to cover

to overflow; to overturn; to capsize

cover (覀) + sound fù (復) = to cover, overturn

覀 is a variant of 西, which in its oldest uses depicted a bird settling into a nest — conveying the idea of covering over or coming down upon something. 復 mainly lends the sound fù; the covering component carries the core meaning.

覀+復→覆
復To returnPhonetic
覀A variant of 西Semantic

大雪覆盖了整个村子。

dà xuě fù gài le zhěng gè cūn zi。

Heavy snow covered the entire village.

船在风浪中倾覆,所有人都落入水中。

chuán zài fēng làng zhōng qīng fù,suǒ yǒu rén dōu luò rù shuǐ zhōng。

The boat capsized in the wind and waves, and everyone fell into the water.

Words with 覆

覆盖率

fù gài lǜ

coverage

翻云覆雨

fān yún fù yǔ

to produce clouds with one turn of the hand and rain with another (idiom); fig. to shift one's ground

覆水难收

fù shuǐ nán shōu

spilt water is difficult to retrieve (idiom)

倾覆

qīng fù

to capsize

重蹈覆辙

chóng dǎo fù zhé

lit. to follow in the tracks of an overturned cart (idiom)

阴谋颠覆政府罪

yīn móu diān fù zhèng fǔ zuì

the crime of conspiracy to overthrow the government

颠覆

diān fù

to topple (i.e. knock over)

颠覆分子

diān fù fèn zǐ

a subversive; a saboteur

颠覆国家罪

diān fù guó jiā zuì

crime of incitement to overthrow the state

颠覆政府罪

diān fù zhèng fǔ zuì

crime of incitement to overthrow the state

颠覆罪

diān fù zuì

crime of incitement to overthrow the state

上覆

shàng fù

to inform

More characters with 覀

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