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Character Decomposition
伏=亻+犬
Etymology
A person 亻 acting like a dog 犬
Meanings
to lean over
to fall (go down)
to hide (in ambush)
to conceal oneself
to lie low
hottest days of summer
to submit
to concede defeat
to overcome
to subdue
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surname Fu
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Words with 伏 363 total
volt-ampere (measure of apparent power in alternating current circuits)伏安fú ānto bend over one's desk (writing, studying, taking a nap etc)伏案fú ànforeshadowing (literary device); foretaste of material to come (in an essay or story)伏笔fú bǐhidden troops · ambush伏兵fú bīngto lie prostrate伏地fú dìto be executed伏法fú fǎ
Idioms with 伏 56 total Chain
up here, down there (idiom); to rise and fall in succession · no sooner one subsides, the next arises · repeating continuously · occurring again and again (of applause, fires, waves, protests, conflicts, uprisings etc)此起彼伏cǐ qǐ bǐ fú(idiom) to expose hidden villains and uncover concealed crimes; fig. to bring to light secret wrongdoing发奸擿伏fā jiān tì fú