What does 复古 mean in Chinese?

复古 (fù) means "to go and return/to return/to resume/to return to a normal or original state/to repeat/again/to recover/to restore/to turn over/to reply/to answer/to reply to a letter/to retaliate/to carry out".

How common is 复古 in Chinese?

复古 is ranked #426 in character frequency, making it a very common character.

What are the components of 复古?

复古 is composed of: 丿 (bend), 一 (one), 日 (sun/day), 夂 (go).

What words contain 复古?

Common words with 复古 include: 修复 (xiu1 fu4) - to restore/to renovate/restoration; 回复 (hui2 fu4) - to reply/to recover/to return (to a previous condition)/Re: in reply to (email); 复古 (fu4 gu3) - to return to old ways (a Confucian aspiration)/to turn back the clock/neoclassical school during Tang and Song associated with classical writing 古文/retro (fashion style based on nostalgia, esp. for 1960s); 复习 (fu4 xi2) - to revise/to review/revision/CL:次[ci4].

复古 (fù) - Chinese Character Meaning & Decomposition

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复

Previous (示)Next (病)

426th most frequent character
Adds ~0.05% to your reading coverage
3 dictionary entries
Appears in 94 words
Component in 7 characters

Decomposition

1Once

复→

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2Radical

复→

丿bend 一one 日sun/day 夂go

3Graphical

复→

丿一口一㇇㇏㇒

Pinyin & Meaning

Pronunciation Clues

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Appears In

复 also appears in:

腹蝮愎馥複鳆鍑

Example Words

High Frequency

修复 (修復)

回复 (回復)

复古 (復古)

复习 (復習)

恢复 (恢復)

复杂 (複雜)

重复 (重複)

Medium Frequency

反反复复 (反反復復)

反复 (反復)

报复 (報復)

失而复得 (失而復得)

平复 (平復)

康复 (康復)

复 (復)

复仇 (復仇)

复出 (復出)

复原 (復原)

复合 (復合)

复旦 (復旦)

复查 (復查)

复活 (復活)

复苏 (復甦)

复发 (復發)

复兴 (復興)

复读 (復讀)

收复 (收復)

日复一日 (日復一日)

李开复 (李開復)

答复 (答復)

复印 (複印)

复印件 (複印件)

复制 (複製)

周而复始 (週而復始)

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古

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Previous (希)Next (众)

509th most frequent character
Adds ~0.04% to your reading coverage
2 dictionary entries
Appears in 117 words
Component in 28 characters

Decomposition

1Once

古→

十口

2Radical

古→

十ten 口mouth

3Graphical

古→

一丨口

Pinyin & Meaning

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古 also appears in:

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Example Words

High Frequency

古

古代

复古 (復古)

Medium Frequency

上古

亘古 (亙古)

仿古

内蒙古 (內蒙古)

千古

古人

古今

古来 (古來)

古典

古城

古堡

古巴

古怪

古惑仔

古文

古时 (古時)

古时候 (古時候)

古朴 (古樸)

古玩

古琴

古筝 (古箏)

古老

古色古香

古董

古装剧 (古裝劇)

古诗 (古詩)

古语 (古語)

古迹 (古跡)

古道

古都

古风 (古風)

古龙 (古龍)

名古屋

尼古丁

朱古力

盘古 (盤古)

考古

自古

自古以来 (自古以來)

茶马古道 (茶馬古道)

蒙古

远古 (遠古)

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Decomposition Levels:
Level 1 - Once: Only divided once. So only two components.
Level 2 - Radical: Radical Decomposition. The character gets decomposed into its lowest radical components. For the complete list visit the Radical wikipedia page.
Level 3 - Graphical: Graphical Decomposition. Shows all the strokes & lowest level of components that make up the character.
If you see questions marks or too many "block" characters, especially when it comes to level 3 decomposition you might need the correct font.