反复 (fǎn fù)

Character breakdown

• 反 (fǎn) · 4 strokes

  Pictograph of a hand (又) climbing a cliff (厂). Based on original meaning "climb", now written as 扳. The meaning later shifted to "pull" and "reverse".

• 复 (fù) · 9 strokes

  Pictograph of a foot entering or exiting a building, representing the meaning "to return".