"伏" • Chinese-English Dictionary

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伏
Trad. 伏
Radical
Radical
(Bushou)		 人
Strokes 2
Composition
Strokes 6
Structure
Decomp. 亻犬
Prononciation
Mandarin fú
Entry Methods
Pinyin fu2
Kanji /
Cangjie
 OIK
人戈乂
Sijiao 2323.4
Wubi WDY
CNS 11643 1-4733
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Unicode U+4F0F
GB2312 B7FC
BIG5 A5F1
伏 fú to lean over / to fall (go down) / to hide (in ambush) / to conceal oneself / to lie low / hottest days of summer / to submit / to concede defeat / to overcome / to subdue / volt
Results beginning with 伏
伏击 fú jī ambush / to ambush
伏羲 Fú Xī Fuxi or Fu Hsi, legendary Chinese emperor, trad. 2852-2738 BC, mythical creator of fishing, trapping and writing
伏笔 fú bǐ foreshadowing (literary device) / foretaste of material to come (in essay or story)
伏地 fú dì to lie prostrate
伏兵 fú bīng hidden troops / ambush
伏特 fú tè volt (loanword)
伏案 fú àn to bend over one's desk (writing, studying, taking a nap etc)
伏虎 fú hǔ to subdue a tiger / fig. to prevail over sinister forces
伏法 fú fǎ to be executed
伏安 fú ān volt-ampere (measure of apparent power in alternating current circuits)
伏天 fú tiān see 三伏[san1 fu2]
伏流 fú liú hidden stream / ground stream
伏辯 fú biàn to admit one's guilt / to plead guilty / also written 服辯|服辯[fu2 bian4]
伏辩 fú biàn variant of 服辯|服辩[fu2 bian4]
伏侍 fú shi variant of 服侍[fu2 shi5]
伏输 fú shū variant of 服輸|服输[fu2 shu1]
伏惟 fú wéi to lie prostrate / to prostrate oneself (in veneration)
伏卧 fú wò lying down / to lie prostrate / prone
伏牺 Fú Xī variant of 伏羲[Fu2 Xi1]
伏线 fú xiàn foreshadowing (literary device)
伏汛 fú xùn summer flood
伏诛 fú zhū to be executed
伏罪 fú zuì variant of 服罪[fu2 zui4]
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伏特加 fú tè jiā vodka (loanword)
伏明霞 Fú Míng xiá Fu Mingxia (1978-), Chinese diving champion
伏尔泰 Fú ěr tài Voltaire (1694-1778), Enlightenment philosopher
伏尔加 fú ěr jiā Volga
伏击雷  ambush mine
伏地魔 Fú dì mó Lord Voldemort (Harry Potter)
伏都教 Fú dū jiào Voodoo
伏隔核 fú gé hé nucleus accumbens (anatomy)
伏牛山 Fú niú shān Funiu mountain range in southwest Henan, an eastern extension of Qinling range 秦嶺山脈|秦岭山脉[Qin2 ling3 shan1 mai4], Shaanxi
伏特计 fú tè jì voltmeter
伏羲氏 Fú Xī shì Fuxi or Fu Hsi, legendary Chinese emperor 2852-2738 BC, mythical creator of fishing, trapping, and writing
伏尔加河 Fú ěr jiā Hé Volga River
伏龙凤雏 fú lóng fèng chú hidden genius (idiom)
伏地挺身 fú dì tǐng shēn pushup (exercise)
伏尔加格勒 Fú ěr jiā gé lè Volgograd, Russian city on the Volga River 伏爾加河|伏尔加河[Fu2 er3 jia1 He2]
伏罗希洛夫 Fú luó xī luò fū Kliment Voroshilov (1881-1969), Soviet politician and military commander
伏伊伏丁那问题分组  Subgroup on Vojvodina
Approximate Results for 伏
起伏 qǐ fú to move up and down / to undulate / ups and downs
埋伏 mái fú to ambush / to lie in wait for / to lie low / ambush
潜伏 qián fú to hide / to cover up / to conceal
蛰伏 zhé fú hibernation / living in seclusion
光伏 guāng fú photovoltaic (e.g. cell)
降伏 xiáng fú to subdue / to vanquish / to tame
设伏 shè fú to prepare an ambush / to waylay
隐伏 yǐn fú to hide / to lie low
制伏 zhì fú to overpower / to overwhelm / to subdue / to check / to control
俯伏 fǔ fú to lie prostrate
倒伏 dǎo fú (of cereal crops) to collapse and lie flat
三伏 sān fú the three annual periods of hot weather, namely 初伏[chu1 fu2], 中伏[zhong1 fu2] and 末伏[mo4 fu2], which run consecutively over a period from mid-July to late August
中伏 zhōng fú the second of the three annual periods of hot weather (三伏[san1 fu2]), which begins in late July and lasts either 10 or 20 days, depending on the Chinese calendar in that year
蜷伏 quán fú to curl up / to lie with knees drawn up / to huddle up
蹲伏 dūn fú to crouch low and bend forward (esp. in hiding or in wait)
出伏 chū fú to come to the end of the hottest period of the year (known as 三伏[san1 fu2])
初伏 chū fú the first of the three annual periods of hot weather (三伏[san1 fu2]), which typically begins in mid-July and lasts 10 days
二伏 èr fú 中伏[zhong1 fu2]
跪伏 guì fú to crouch (of animal)
款伏 kuǎn fú to obey / faithfully following instructions / to admit guilt
末伏 mò fú the third of the three annual periods of hot weather (三伏[san1 fu2]), which typically runs over the middle ten days of August
趴伏 pā fú to crouch / to lie prone
平伏 píng fú to pacify / to calm / calm / quiet / to lie on one's belly
匍伏 pú fú to crouch / to crawl / to creep
千伏 qiān fú kilovolt
乞伏 Qǐ fú tribe of the Xianbei 鮮卑|鲜卑 / nomadic people
收伏 shōu fú variant of 收服[shou1 fu2]
数伏 shǔ fú to mark the start of the hottest period of the year, known as 三伏天[san1 fu2 tian1]
头伏 tóu fú see 初伏[chu1 fu2]
压伏 yā fú variant of 壓服|压服[ya1 fu2]
中伏 zhòng fú to be ambushed
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潜伏期 qián fú qī incubation period (of disease)
打埋伏 dǎ mái fu to lie in wait / to ambush / to conceal sth
电子伏 diàn zǐ fú electron volt (unit of energy used in particle physics, approximately 10⁻¹⁹ / joules)
三伏天 sān fú tiān see 三伏[san1 fu2]
此起彼伏 cǐ qǐ bǐ fú 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)
昼伏夜出 zhòu fú yè chū nocturnal / to hide by day and come out at night
降龙伏虎 xiáng lóng fú hǔ to vanquish dragons and tigers (idiom)
此伏彼起 cǐ fú bǐ qǐ see 此起彼伏[ci3 qi3 bi3 fu2]
老骥伏枥 lǎo jì fú lì lit. an old steed in the stable still aspires to gallop 1000 miles (idiom) / fig. aged person with great aspirations
十面埋伏 shí miàn mái fú Ambush from Ten Sides (pipa solo piece) / House of Flying Daggers (2004 movie by Zhang Yimou 張藝謀|张艺谋[Zhang1 Yi4 mou2])
思潮起伏 sī cháo qǐ fú thoughts surging in one's mind (idiom) / different thoughts coming to mind
潜伏分子  sleeper agent / sleeper / submarine
埋伏程序  ambush procedure
光生伏打  photovoltaic
隐伏污染  hidden pollution
设伏巡逻  standing patrol
波澜起伏 bō lán qǐ fú one climax follows another (of thrilling story)
电子伏特 diàn zǐ fú tè electronvolt (eV)
光伏器件 guāng fú qì jiàn photovoltaic device (e.g. solar cell)
吉电子伏 jí diàn zǐ fú giga electron volt GeV (unit of energy equal to 1.6 x 10⁻¹⁰ / joules)
潜伏小组 qián fú xiǎo zǔ sleeper cell
起伏补偿 qǐ fú bǔ cháng heave compensator
危机四伏 wēi jī sì fú danger lurks on every side (idiom)
降妖伏磨 xiáng yāo fú mó to conquer all kinds of demons
夜行昼伏 yè xíng zhòu fú to travel at night and lie low by day (idiom)
兆电子伏 zhào diàn zǐ fú mega electron volt (MeV) (unit of energy equal to 1.6 x 10⁻¹³ / joules)
起伏传感器  heave sensor
阿伏伽德罗 A1 fú jiā dé luó Amedeo Avogadro (1776-1856), Italian scientist
防雷反伏击车  Mine Resistant Ambush Protected vehicle
薄膜光伏单元  thin-film photovoltaic module
薄膜光伏电池  thin film cell device
阿伏伽德罗数 A1 fú jiā dé luó shù Avogadro's number / the number of molecules in a mole, about 6.022 x 10^23
大地水准面起伏  undulation of the geoid / geoid undulations
阿伏伽德罗常数 A1 fú jiā dé luó cháng shù Avogadro's number (chemistry)
阿伏伽德罗定律 A1 fú jiā dé luó dìng lu:4 Avogadro's law, a gas law named after Amedeo Avogadro
光生伏打市场倡议  Photovoltaic Market Initiative
老骥伏枥志在千里 lǎo jì fú lì zhì zài qiān lǐ (lit.) an old steed in the stable still aspires to gallop 1000 li / (fig.) old people may still cherish high aspirations
兆电子伏特加速器 zhào diàn zǐ fú tè jiā sù qì Tevatron
长期潜伏的双重间谍  mole
老骥伏枥，志在千里 lǎo jì fú lì , zhì zài qiān lǐ lit. an old steed in the stable still aspires to gallop 1000 miles (idiom) / fig. old people may still cherish high aspirations
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