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复 → 復、複、覆

The Simplified Chinese character '复' is 3 different characters in Traditional Chinese. Which one to choose depends on the meaning of this word, it cannot be translated word by word.

復 回到原狀;再
Pronunciation
fù Cantonese fuk6
Strokes
12 Radical 彳 (3+9)
Kangxi
12 (Derived) Page 369, Character 22
Telegraph Code
TW 1788
English Translation
return; repeat; repeatedly; hexagram ䷗
Correct
復原 恢復 報復 復活 答復

Source: 中華民國教育部,教育部《重編國語辭典修訂本》,臺灣學術網路第六版 Entry Link · 復 ㄈㄨˋ(條目 ID 1878) (Taiwan Standard)

複 重疊、不單純
Pronunciation
fù Cantonese fuk1
Strokes
14 Radical 衣 (6+9)
Kangxi
15 (Derived) Page 1120, Character 22
Telegraph Code
TW 5958
English Translation
repeat, double, overlap
Correct
複雜 複製 重複 複習 複數
Common Misspellings
重复 复杂

Source: 中華民國教育部,教育部《重編國語辭典修訂本》,臺灣學術網路第六版 Entry Link · 複(條目 ID 1880) (Taiwan Standard)

覆 遮蓋;翻轉;回答
Pronunciation
fù Cantonese fuk1
Strokes
18 Radical 襾 (6+12)
Kangxi
18 (Derived) Page 1129, Character 9
Telegraph Code
TW 6010 CN 6010
English Translation
cover; tip over; return; reply
Correct
覆蓋 顛覆 覆滅 覆信

⚠️ 「答復/答覆」兩可,教育部辭典並收;「重複」只能用複

Source: 中華民國教育部,教育部《重編國語辭典修訂本》,臺灣學術網路第六版 Entry Link · 覆(條目 ID 1884) (Taiwan Standard)

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