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CHINESE CHARACTER

伏 (fú): Meaning, Words & Stroke Order

to crouch, to crawl, to lie hidden, to conceal
HSK 7-96 strokes

LEARNING CONNECTIONS

Primary radical

亻 is the Unicode primary radical used to organise 伏.

亻 · 犬

Visible components

伏 is decomposed as ⿰亻犬.

STROKES · 6

Write 伏 in 6 steps.

Each square adds one stroke in the standard writing order.

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LEARN THIS CHARACTER IN CONTEXT

Examples using 伏

起伏

生活中有高低起伏。

Shēng huó zhōng yǒu gāo dī qǐ fú。

In life there are ups and downs.

FAQ

What does 伏 (fú) mean in Chinese?

to crouch, to crawl, to lie hidden, to conceal

How do you write 伏 in stroke order?

伏 has 6 strokes. Follow the animated stroke-order sequence above, then practise it on the writing page.

What is the radical of 伏?

亻 is the radical in 伏. It is the person side radical and can provide a meaning-side clue.

What are common words with 伏?

此起彼伏 (cǐqǐ-bǐfú): 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); 埋伏 (máifú): to ambush; to lie in wait for; to lie low; ambush; 起伏 (qǐfú): to move up and down; to undulate; ups and downs.