to conceal oneself; to lie low; to fall (go down)

HSK 6 #1389

Character data

HSK 6
Frequency 1389th character
Radical ⼈ (9.4)
Strokes 6
Index # 460

Definitions

伏 fú
  1. 1. to conceal oneself
  2. 2. to lie low
  3. 3. to fall (go down)
  4. 4. to lean over
  5. 5. to hide (in ambush)
  6. 6. to subdue
  7. 7. to overcome
  8. 8. to concede defeat
  9. 9. hottest days of summer
  10. 10. volt
  11. 11. to submit
  12. 12. surname Fu

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Words containing 伏

Word Meaning
to ambush; ambush; to lie in wait for
ups and downs; to undulate; to move up and down
volt (loanword)
to ambush; ambush
to hide; to conceal; to cover up
to be executed
danger lurks on every side (idiom)
to subdue; to overpower; to overwhelm
Voltaire (1694-1778), Enlightenment philosopher
hidden troops; ambush
incubation period (of disease)
living in seclusion; hibernation
kilovolt
up here, down there (idiom); to rise and fall in succession
to subdue; to tame; to vanquish
variant of fú zuì
to ambush; to lie in wait; to conceal sth
to crouch low and bend forward (esp. in hiding or in wait)
dog days of summer; hottest days in summer
the hottest period of the year; see sān fú tiān
foreshadowing (literary device)
old yet still full of drive and ambition
to curl up; to lie with knees drawn up; to huddle up
to hide; to lie low
dog days of summer; hottest summer days
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