TSUMUGU · B1 (est.) · 字
復
復 ＝ 彳 ＋ 复
ㄈㄨˋ · fù
verb — to return; to do again, repeat
字源 FORM — what the parts do
彳義a step — going and coming
复聲fù — gives the sounda bellows-shaped vessel above a foot 夂 — going down and back up
A step (彳) that retraces itself; 复 fù carries the sound and the up-and-back motion of a bellows. To go and come back: 回復、康復 — and from doing it over, 復習、重複.
故事 STORY — a scene to remember it by
走（彳）出去那條路，原樣（复）再走一遍回來。
The road walked out (彳) is walked back again the same way (复).
字源記憶法
意 · Meanings
(本義)回復、復原— to return; to restore常用
→復習、重複— to repeat; to review
⇒復活、復興— to revive; to flourish again
(本義) original meaning · → ⇒ each arrow = one more step of extension