复 (fù)
to go and return; to return; to resume; to return to a normal or origi
Etymology
Pictograph of a foot entering or exiting a building, representing the meaning "to return".
Shuowen Jiezi
《說文》:“,行故道也。从夊,畗省聲。”
Components
- ◎ (iconic) — Depicts some sort of enclosed building.
- 夂 (iconic) — 夂 is a component form of 止. Depicts a foot.